Over three-quarters of a century, the UN has been impacted by major changes in the balance of powers among its member states, and is today threatened by nationalistic instincts. In this book, former UN insider Stephen Browne documents the textured history and numerous faces of the UN, from peacekeeper to humanitarian and development actor to stalwart defender of global human rights.
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Parliamentary Cooperation and Diplomacy in EU External Relations
An Essential Companion
Edited by Kolja Raube, Meltem Müftüler-Baç and Jan Wouters
In today’s increasingly complex and interdependent world, the role of parliaments in external affairs remains a relatively under explored topic of research. The multiple patterns of global governance are mostly dominated by the executive branches of government, with parliaments relegated to the sidelines. This insightful book aims to challenge this dominant perspective and demonstrate the increased networking of parliaments both within the EU and with external actors outside the EU. It not only sheds light on EU parliamentary cooperation and networking, but also reveals the growing scope and role of parliamentary scrutiny, control and conflict mediation.
Edited by Samuel Cogolati and Jan Wouters
Given the new-found importance of the commons in current political discourse, it has become increasingly necessary to explore the democratic, institutional, and legal implications of the commons for global governance today. This book analyses and explores the ground-breaking model of the commons and its relation to these debates.
Andreas Raspotnik
The Arctic is a region that has seen exponential growth as a space of geopolitical interest over the past decade. This insightful book is the first to analyse the European Union’s Arctic policy endeavours of the early 21st Century from a critical geopolitical perspective.
The Harmonisation of National Legal Systems
Strategic Models and Factors
Antonios E. Platsas
This book offers a novel perspective on the leading concept of harmonisation, advocating the mutual benefits and practical utility of harmonised law. Theoretical models and factors for harmonisation are explored in detail. Antonios E. Platsas acknowledges a range of additional factors and presents harmonisation as a widely applicable and useful theory.
Global Governance and Democracy
A Multidisciplinary Analysis
Edited by Jan Wouters, Antoon Braekman, Matthias Lievens and Emilie Bécault
Globalization needs effective global governance. The important question of whether this governance can also become democratic is, however, the subject of a political and academic debate that began only recently. This multidisciplinary book aims to move this conversation forward by drawing insights from international relations, political theory, international law and international political economy. Focusing on global environmental, economic, security and human rights governance, it sheds new light on the democratic deficit of existing global governance structures, and proposes a number of tools to overcome it.
Kenneth W. Abbott
Kenneth W. Abbott examines the deep entanglement of law and politics in the structures and activities of international organizations and provides a comprehensive overview of the literature in this area, enabling the reader to trace legal, political and scholarly developments over time.
Terrorism in East and West Africa
The Under-focused Dimension
Nick Ridley
Since 9/11, despite extensive international efforts against global terrorism, there has been a
misfocussing on the terrorism in Africa. This timely book draws upon the author’s experience as a
former intelligence analyst, to give an account of terrorism in East and West Africa in the first
two decades after the 9/11 attacks. It analyses why there is an incorrect strategic approach to this
threat and will serve as a valuable compendium detailing terrorist groups and their activities in
Africa to those studying terrorism.
Edited by Christian J. Tams, Antonios Tzanakopoulos and Andreas Zimmermann
Offering a unique conceptual approach to the Law of Treaties this insightful Research Handbook not only sets out the foundational issues, but identifies tensions within the field, including formalism vs flexibility, integrity vs flexibility, and uniformity vs specialisation, to name a few. It seeks to define and re-define the dimensions in which Treaty law operates, tracing its fault-lines and the challenges it faces, such as breaches, regime-collisions, state succession and armed conflict. Representing a broad range of jurisdictional and ideological perspectives, the Research Handbook provides a diverse and stimulating approach to international treaties.
Polar Geopolitics?
Knowledges, Resources and Legal Regimes
Edited by Richard C. Powell and Klaus Dodds
The polar regions (the Arctic and Antarctic) have enjoyed widespread public attention in recent years, as issues of conservation, sustainability, resource speculation and geopolitical manoeuvring have all garnered considerable international media interest. This critical collection of new and original papers – the first of its kind – offers a comprehensive exploration of these and other topics, consolidating the emergent field of polar geopolitics.
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