TY - BOOK AU - Karns,Margaret P. AU - Mingst,Karen A. AU - Stiles,Kendall W. TI - International organizations: the politics and processes of global governance SN - 9781626371514 AV - JZ4850 .K37 2015 U1 - 341.2 23 PY - 2015/// CY - Boulder, Colorado : PB - Lynne Rienner Publishers, Inc., KW - International agencies KW - International organization KW - fast KW - Global Governance KW - gnd KW - Internationale Organisation KW - Internationale Kooperation KW - Nichtstaatliche Organisation KW - Weltwirtschaft KW - Internationale Politik N1 - Includes bibliographical references and index; 1. The challenges of global governance -- 2. Theoretical foundations of global governance -- 3. IGOS and the foundations of global governance -- 4. The United Nations: centerpiece of global governance -- 5. Regional organizations -- 6. Nonstate actors: NGOs, networks, and social movements -- 7. The search for peace and security -- 8. Global economic governance -- 9. Promoting economic well-being and human development -- 10. Protective human rights -- 11. Protecting the environment -- 12. Dilemmas in global governance N2 - The third edition of the award-winning International Organizations has been thoroughly revised and updated to take into account new developments and shifting power relations since 2009, as well as the most current scholarship. As before, the authors provide a comprehensive, in-depth examination of the full range of international organizations. New features of the book include attention to a broader range of theoretical approaches, to the increasing importance of regional organizations, and to emerging forms of governance. And new case studies highlight the governance dilemmas posed by the Libyan and Syrian civil wars, human trafficking, LGBT rights, climate change, and more.-- ER -