International Organisation in World Politics

David Armstrong, Lorna Lloyd, John Redmond

• Publisher: Red Globe Press
• Year: 2017
• Print ISBN: 9781403903037
• eBook ISBN: 9780230629523
• Edition: 3
• Topic: History
• Subtopic: World History
• Index: History

Since the end of the Cold War, international organisations have assumed a greater importance on the world stage. The United Nations has played a key role in all of the major security issues during this period - increasingly called upon to address other global problems such as poverty and international crime - while the European Union has created a single currency and moved towards the adoption of a constitution. The growing significance of the World Trade Organisation and other economic institutions has led some to talk of the emergence of a structure of global governance; and international non-governmental organisations and social movements are now widely seen as forming a kind of global civil society that both challenges and participates in these developments. Building on the success of the previous edition ( Versailles to Maastricht: International Organisation in the Twentieth Century ), this book is a valuable introduction to the complex history of modern international organisation. David Armstrong, Lorna Lloyd and John Redmond: - Pay close attention to the League of Nations, the UN and the EU.
- Offer chapters on the new regionalism, global governance and international regimes and global civil society.
- Adopt a thematic and analytical approach to the subject.
- Provide a concise factual account of the rise of the international organisation.