International organizations such as the UN, EU andIMF play an increasingly important role in international politics. Fully revised and updated,this broad-ranging text provides a systematic theoretical and empirical introduction to the structure, policies and performance of international organizations. VOLKER RITTBERGER was Emeritus Professor of Political Science and International Relations at the Institute of Political Science, University of Tübingen,Germany. BERNHARD ZANGL is Professor of Global Governance and Public Policy at Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich, Germany. ANDREAS KRUCK is Lecturer in International Relations and Global Governance at Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich, Germany. INDICE: Introduction - PART I: THEORY AND HISTORY OF INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS - Theories of International Organizations - History of International Organizations - PART II: POLICY-MAKING IN INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS - International Organizations as Political Systems - Actors' Demands and Support: The Input Dimension - Decision-Making in International Organizations: The ConversionProcess - What International Organizations Produce: The Output Dimension - PART III: ACTIVITIES OF INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS - Security - Welfare and Economic Relations - The Environment - Human Rights - Between a World State and International Anarchy: Images of World Order -
- ISBN: 978-0-230-32164-9
- Editorial: Palgrave MacM
- Encuadernacion: Cartoné
- Páginas: 352
- Fecha Publicación: 06/01/2012
- Nº Volúmenes: 1
- Idioma: Inglés