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Preface | |
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Acknowledgments | |
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Introduction | |
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What Is an International Organization? | |
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Organization of the Text | |
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International Organizations: Nuts and Bolts | |
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Global Intergovernmental Organizations | |
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Regional Intergovernmental Organizations | |
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Nongovernmental Organizations | |
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Multinational Corporations | |
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Conclusion | |
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Mainstream Theories | |
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Realism | |
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Realism and International Law | |
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Liberalism | |
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Liberalism and International Law | |
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Critical Theories and Approaches | |
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Marxism | |
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Feminism | |
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Constructivism | |
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Security | |
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The United Nations | |
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Iraq | |
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The Security Council and Iraq after the Gulf War | |
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Security Council and Related Reforms | |
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Nuclear Proliferation | |
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Iran | |
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Conclusion | |
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Trade | |
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The History of International Trade | |
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The World Trade Organization (WTO) | |
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Multinational Corporations (MNCs) | |
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The U.S. Clean Air Act | |
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Challenges for the WTO | |
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Genetically Modified Foods and Organisms | |
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Development | |
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What is Development? | |
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Debt | |
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The World Bank | |
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The International Monetary Fund (IMF) | |
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The UN Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) | |
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The UN Development Program (UNDP) | |
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Financial Crises of the Nineties | |
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Millennium Development Goals | |
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Conclusion | |
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The Environment | |
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The Tragedy of the Commons | |
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Environmental Problems | |
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The Stockholm Conference (1972) | |
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The UN Conference on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS) | |
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Efforts to Protect Biodiversity | |
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The Vienna Convention of the Protection of the Ozone and the Montreal Protocol | |
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The Rio Conference | |
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Climate Change | |
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Whaling | |
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Conclusion | |
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Human Rights and Humanitarian Issues | |
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Refugees | |
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Major Human Rights Agreements | |
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UN Agencies and Human Rights | |
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Regional Human Rights Accords and Agencies | |
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NGOs and Human Rights | |
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Humanitarian Intervention | |
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Rwanda | |
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International Criminal Law | |
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The International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia | |
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Conclusion | |
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Global Governance in 2025 | |
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A Realist Cut | |
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A Liberal Cut | |
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A Marxist Cut | |
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A Feminist Cut | |
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A Constructivist Cut | |
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Conclusion | |
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Appendix. Finding Employment in International Organizations | |
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Bibliography | |
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Index | |