International organizations : politics and processes of global governance Margaret P. Karns, [and] Karen A. Mingst

Includes bibliographical references and index

I: Introduction -- International organization and global governance : what matters and why / Thomas G. Weiss and Rorden Wilkinson -- pt. II: Contextualizing international organization and global governance -- The emergence of global governance / Craig N. Murphy -- The evolution of international law / Charlotte Ku -- International organizations and the diffusion of power / Michael Barnett and Raymond Duvall -- The diffusion of authority / David Held -- Who governs the globe? / Susan K. Sell -- pt. III: Theories of international organization and global governance -- Realism / Jason Charrette and Jennifer Sterling-Folker -- Classical liberal internationalism / Christer Jonsson -- Neoliberal institutionalism / David P. Forsythe -- Rational choice and principal-agent theory / Henning Tamm and Duncan Snidal -- Constructivism / Rodney Bruce Hall -- Critical theory / Robert W. Cox -- Classical Marxism / Paul Cammack -- Feminism / Susanne Zwingel, Elisabeth Prügl and Gülay Caglar -- Post-hegemonic multilateralism / Amitav Acharya -- pt. IV: States and international institutions in global governance -- The UN system / Leon Gordenker -- The UN General Assembly / M.J. Peterson -- Regional governance / Monica Herz -- The European Union / Ben Rosamond -- The BRICS In the new global economic geography / Andrew F. Cooper and Ramesh Thakur -- The global South / Ian Taylor -- US hegemony / W. Andy Knight -- pt. V: Non-state actors in global governance -- UN-business partnerships / Catia Gregoratti -- Civil society and NGOs / Jan Aart Scholte -- Labor / Nigel Haworth and Steve Hughes -- Credit rating agencies / Timothy J. Sinclair -- Think tanks and global policy networks / James G. McGann -- Global philanthropy / Michael Moran -- Private military and security companies / Peter J. Hoffman -- Transnational criminal networks / Frank G. Madsen -- pt. VI: Securing the world, governing humanity -- UN Security Council and peace operations / Paul D. Williams and Alex J. Bellamy -- Regional organizations and global security governance / S. Neil MacFarlane -- Weapons of Mass Destruction / Waheguru Pal Singh Sidhu -- From "global war" to global governance : counterterrorism cooperation In world politics / Peter Romaniuk -- Human rights in global governance / Julie Mertus -- The pursuit of international justice / Richard J. Goldstone -- Humanitarian intervention and R2P / Simon Chesterman -- Crisis and humanitarian containment / Fabrice Weissman -- Post-conflict peacebuilding / Rob Jenkins -- Human security as a global public good / Fen Osler Hampson and Mark Raymond -- pt. VII: Governing the economic and social world -- Global financial governance / Bessma Momani -- Global trade governance / Bernard Hoekman -- Global development governance / Katherine Marshall -- Global environmental governance / Elizabeth R. DeSombre -- The regional development banks and global governance / Jonathan R. Strand -- Climate change / Matthew J. Hoffmann -- Sustainable development / Roger A. Coate -- Poverty reduction / David Hulme and Oliver Turner -- Food and hunger / Jennifer Clapp -- Global health governance / Sophie Harman -- Refugees and migration / Khalid Koser

"Featuring a strikingly diverse and impressive team of authors, this is the most comprehensive textbook available for courses on international organizations and global governance. This book covers the history, theories, structure, activities and policies of both state-centred institutions, and non-state actors in global politics"