United Nations In The Postcold War Era, Second Edition
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Chapter VII
Cold War
ECOSOC Consultative Status
environmental degradation
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global governance challenges
GNP Ratio
Human Rights
human rights abuses
Human Suffering
Humanitarian Aid
institutional reform proposals
institutional reforms
International Monetary Fund
international relations theory
multilateral diplomacy studies
NATO Air Strike
NATO Auspice
NGO Activity
NGO Community
NGO Forum
NGO Member
NGO Participation
NIEO Debate
NPT Regime
peacekeeping operations analysis
Public International Unions
Secretary General Boutros Ghali
sovereignty versus intervention
SWAPO Force
Umbrella NGO
UN reform
UN-sponsored Global Conferences
UNEF Ii
United Nations effectiveness in world politics
West Germany
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- ISBN 9780367296933
- Weight: 690g
- Dimensions: 148 x 233mm
- Publication Date: 07 May 2019
- Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd
- Publication City/Country: GB
- Product Form: Hardback
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The United Nations faced unprecedented opportunities and heightened expectations when the Cold War ended in 1990. By the time of the UN's fiftieth anniversary in 1995, the mood had shifted. Peacekeepers were bogged down in Bosnia and Somalia. Iraq continued to test the UN's resolve to enforce arms control inspections. In much of the world, the gap between haves and have-nots was increasing. Everyone agreed that UN reform was needed, yet the political will to effect change was absent. With unmet challenges throughout the world, the limits to UN power and effectiveness were being realized. From regional conflicts to areas of environmental degradation and human rights abuses, the UN's success depends more than ever on the way in which three dilemmas are resolved–the tensions between sovereignty and the reality of its erosion, between demands for global governance and the weakness of UN institutions (as well as the reluctance of states to commit), and between the need for leadership and the diffusion of power. In this second edition, the authors have undertaken major revisions along with thorough updating. They explore the three dilemmas in the context of the UN's evolving role in world politics, including its experience in maintaining peace and promoting development, environmental sustainability, and human rights–the focus of an entirely new chapter. They also consider the role of various actors in the UN system, from major powers (especially the United States), small and middle powers, coalitions, and nongovernmental organizations to the secretaries-general. The need for institutional reforms and specific proposals for reform are examined. Because multilateral diplomacy is now the norm rather than the exception in world politics, the UN's effectiveness has been challenged by the new demands of the post–Cold War era. This completely revised and updated text places the UN at the center of a set of core dilemmas in world politics and provides a series of case studies that probe the politics and processes of UN action.
Karen A. Mingst is professor of political science at the University of Kentucky. Margaret P. Karns is professor of political science at the University of Dayton.
