TY - BOOK ID - 16382366 TI - International organizations : politics, law, practice PY - 2011 SN - 9780521147378 9780521768344 0521147379 PB - Cambridge: Cambridge university library, DB - UniCat KW - International agencies KW - International organization KW - 341.15 KW - 333.164.0 KW - 327.7 KW - Organisatie van de Verenigde Naties. KW - Internationale Bank voor Herstel en Ontwikkeling: algemeen. KW - Internationale activiteiten. Internationale organisaties. Internationale verdragen--(internationale politiek) KW - 327.7Internationale organisatie: algemeenheden. KW - 327.7 Internationale activiteiten. Internationale organisaties. Internationale verdragen--(internationale politiek) KW - politieke organisaties, internationaal KW - 332.9 KW - 333.432.8 KW - 334.150.0 KW - 334.81 KW - 341.10 KW - AA / International- internationaal KW - Federation, International KW - Global governance KW - Interdependence of nations KW - International administration KW - International federation KW - Organization, International KW - World federation KW - World government KW - World order KW - World organization KW - Congresses and conventions KW - International relations KW - Peace KW - Political science KW - International cooperation KW - Security, International KW - World politics KW - Associations, International KW - IGOs (Intergovernmental organizations) KW - Institutions, International KW - Intergovernmental organizations KW - International associations KW - International governmental organizations KW - International institutions KW - International organizations KW - International unions KW - Organizations, International KW - Specialized agencies of the United Nations KW - Interorganizational relations KW - Non-state actors (International relations) KW - Internationale organisatie, reglementering en wetgeving van de arbeid KW - Internationale Bank voor Herstel en Ontwikkeling: algemeen KW - Internationale monetaire organisatie. Internationaal Muntfonds. Algemene leningovereenkomsten KW - Institutionele aspecten EG: algemeenheden KW - Wereldhandelsorganisatie (WHO). Algemene overeenkomst voor handel en tarieven (GATT) KW - Internationale organisatie: algemeenheden KW - Organisatie van de Verenigde Naties KW - International relations. Foreign policy KW - Organization theory KW - Institutionele aspecten EG: algemeenheden. KW - International agencies. KW - International organization. KW - Inter-governmental organizations UR - https://www.unicat.be/uniCat?func=search&query=sysid:16382366 AB - [2017] Now in its third edition, this leading undergraduate textbook has been revised and updated throughout to take account of recent developments in world politics. Concise and engagingly written, the book is core reading for courses on international organizations, international law and politics, and global governance. Unlike other textbooks in the field, it takes readers behind the scenes of the world's most important international institutions to explore their legal authority and the political controversies that they generate. It presents chapter-length case studies of the world's leading international organizations, with attention to the legal, political, and practical aspects. The new edition adds depth to the discussion of international relations theory and features new case material on Brexit, the Argentine sovereign debt, the Syrian war, the cholera epidemic in Haiti, and more. Revised and updated throughout to take account of recent developments in world politics to see the changing law and politics of international organizations ; Includes new material on subjects such as Brexit, the Argentine sovereign debt, the Syrian war and the cholera epidemic in Haiti ; Up-to-date, topical and extensive case studies show students how each international organization works in practice, and chapters end with a list of discussion questions to guide student discussion, suggestions for further reading and excerpts from key legal documents ER -