International Organizations and Peaceful Change in World Politics

What is it about?

This volume examines whether international organizations contribute to or detract from peaceful change, acting as agents of both status quo and stasis. Providing a historical overview of international organizations, from the nineteenth century to the current day, a team of leading scholars offer an overview of how major theoretical approaches have contributed to our understanding of the role played by international organizations in peaceful change. In particular, the roles of the United Nations General Assembly, UN Peacekeeping, UN Environment Program, World Health Organization, World Trade Organization and G20 are analyzed.

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Photo by Buddha Elemental 3D on Unsplash

Why is it important?

International organizations provide important infrastructures for diplomatic negotiations as well as military operations and humanitarian aid and international coordination. We need to know more about how they facilitate or hinder peaceful change, in particular in a time of increasing great power rivalry.

Perspectives

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In an increasing conflictual world, debating not only war, but also peace is hugely important.

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