The United Nations and Changing World Politics - Softcover

Weiss, Thomas G

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0813348471 ISBN 13: 9780813348476

Publisher: Westview Press, 2013

Synopsis

A comprehensive and contemporary examination of the United Nations, using a thematic approach to explore the Un's role in three core issues in international relations: international peace and security; human rights and humanitarian affairs; and building peace through sustainable development.

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Review:

Praise for Prior Editions

"Since its first edition in the mid-1990s, this book has been the standard text on the UN for courses in international organization. No other book can compete with its sophisticated analysis and up-to-date information." --Craig N. Murphy, Wellesley College

"[The authors] focus on the most important questions of international governance--human security, human rights, and sustainable development--and provide students with a wealth of information enabling them to make their own informed conclusions about the UN system's contributions to answering them." --M. J. Peterson, University of Massachusetts, Amherst

"Few stories are as complex, as misunderstood, or as urgent as that of the United Nations. No one tells it better than this dynamic author team. Already a classic, their text offers invaluable insights into how the world tries, fails, and tries again to govern itself." --Edward Luck, Columbia University

"These civilized voices from the 'other America' have done it again! Taking as their principal themes peace and security, human rights and humanitarian issues, as well as sustainable human development, [the authors] guide us through the intricacies of politics at the UN in the form of an analytical narrative of global problems. This is not only for students and practitioners in the United States, but elsewhere, too, if we are to get an authentic and welcome voice of that 'other America.'" --A.J.R. Groom, University of Kent

Praise for Previous Editions:

"Since its first edition in the mid-1990s, this book has been the standard text on the UN for courses in international organization. No other book can compete with its sophisticated analysis and up-to-date information."
--Craig N. Murphy, Wellesley College

"[The authors] focus on the most important questions of international governance--human security, human rights, and sustainable development--and provide students with a wealth of information enabling them to make their own informed conclusions about the UN system's contributions to answering them."
--M. J. Peterson, University of Massachusetts, Amherst

"Few stories are as complex, as misunderstood, or as urgent as that of the United Nations. No one tells it better than this dynamic author team. Already a classic, their text offers invaluable insights into how the world tries, fails, and tries again to govern itself."
--Edward Luck, Columbia University

"These civilized voices from the 'other America' have done it again! Taking as their principal themes peace and security, human rights and humanitarian issues, as well as sustainable human development, [the authors] guide us through the intricacies of politics at the UN in the form of an analytical narrative of global problems. This is not only for students and practitioners in the United States, but elsewhere, too, if we are to get an authentic and welcome voice of that 'other America.'"
--A.J.R. Groom, University of Kent

Praise for Previous Editions:
"Since its first edition in the mid-1990s, this book has been the standard text on the UN for courses in international organization. No other book can compete with its sophisticated analysis and up-to-date information."
Craig N. Murphy, Wellesley College
"[The authors] focus on the most important questions of international governance human security, human rights, and sustainable development and provide students with a wealth of information enabling them to make their own informed conclusions about the UN system s contributions to answering them."
M. J. Peterson, University of Massachusetts, Amherst
"Few stories are as complex, as misunderstood, or as urgent as that of the United Nations. No one tells it better than this dynamic author team. Already a classic, their text offers invaluable insights into how the world tries, fails, and tries again to govern itself."
Edward Luck, Columbia University
"These civilized voices from the other America have done it again! Taking as their principal themes peace and security, human rights and humanitarian issues, as well as sustainable human development, [the authors] guide us through the intricacies of politics at the UN in the form of an analytical narrative of global problems. This is not only for students and practitioners in the United States, but elsewhere, too, if we are to get an authentic and welcome voice of that other America. "
A.J.R. Groom, University of Kent"

Praise for Previous Editions:
"Since its first edition in the mid-1990s, this book has been the standard text on the UN for courses in international organization. No other book can compete with its sophisticated analysis and up-to-date information."
--Craig N. Murphy, Wellesley College
"[The authors] focus on the most important questions of international governance--human security, human rights, and sustainable development--and provide students with a wealth of information enabling them to make their own informed conclusions about the UN system's contributions to answering them."
--M. J. Peterson, University of Massachusetts, Amherst
"Few stories are as complex, as misunderstood, or as urgent as that of the United Nations. No one tells it better than this dynamic author team. Already a classic, their text offers invaluable insights into how the world tries, fails, and tries again to govern itself."
--Edward Luck, Columbia University

Praise for Previous Editions:

"Since its first edition in the mid-1990s, this book has been the standard text on the UN for courses in international organization. No other book can compete with its sophisticated analysis and up-to-date information."
--Craig N. Murphy, Wellesley College

"[The authors] focus on the most important questions of international governance--human security, human rights, and sustainable development--and provide students with a wealth of information enabling them to make their own informed conclusions about the UN system's contributions to answering them."
--M. J. Peterson, University of Massachusetts, Amherst

"Few stories are as complex, as misunderstood, or as urgent as that of the United Nations. No one tells it better than this dynamic author team. Already a classic, their text offers invaluable insights into how the world tries, fails, and tries again to govern itself."
--Edward Luck, Columbia University

About the Author:

Thomas G. Weiss is Presidential Professor of Political Science at The CUNY Graduate Center and Director of the Ralph Bunche Institute for International Studies. David P. Forsythe is the Charles J. Mach Distinguished Professor Emeritus of Political Science at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. Roger A. Coate is Paul D. Coverdell Professor of Public Policy at Georgia College & State University and Distinguished Professor Emeritus of Political Science at the University of South Carolina. Kelly-Kate Pease is Professor of International Relations at Webster University in St. Louis and the Director of the Institute for Human Rights and Humanitarian Studies.

About this edition

• Publisher: Westview Press
• Publication date: 2013
• ISBN 10: 0813348471
• ISBN 13: 9780813348476
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 448