This long-awaited introduction to international organizations covers the entire breadth of the subject in a way that will be welcomed by students and teachers alike. Professors Karns and Mingst trace the evolving roles both of IGOs, NGOs, states, and nonstate actors and of norms, rules, and other pieces of global governance. While they give extensive attention to the UN system, the full range of regional and subregional organizations is also thoroughly covered, as are the activities and influence of a variety of nonstate actors. Each of four issue-based chapters on peace and security, economic development, human rights, and the environment?presents a contemporary case study and then examines the issues and the pieces of global and regional governance that are involved. Throughout, the authors highlight questions of the legitimacy, accountability, and effectiveness of global governance. About The Author Margaret P. Karns is professor of political science at the University of Dayton. Karen A. Mingst is professor of political science at the University of Kentucky and Lockwood Chair Professor in the university?s the Patterson School of Diplomacy and International Commerce. Professors Karns and Mingst are coauthors of The United Nations in the Post-Cold War Era. Table of Contents Preface Part I Understanding Global Governance The Challenges of Global Governance What Is Global Governance? The Pieces of Global Governance, Actors in Global Governance An Increasing Need for Global Governance? Processes of Global Governance: Multilateralism Matters The Politics and Effectiveness of Global Governance The Theoretical Foundations of Global Governance Liberalism Realism Constructivism: An Alternative Approach Critical Theories Theories of Organizations IR Theory and Global Governance Part 2 Evolving Pieces of Global Governance Foundations of the Pieces of Global Governance The State System and Its Weaknesses Governance Innovations in the Nineteenth Century Multilateralism in the Twentieth Century The United Nations: Centerpiece of Global Governance Foundations of the United Nations The Major Organs of the UN World Politics and the Evolution of the United Nations Persistent Organizational Problems and the Need for Reform The UN?s Relationship to Regional Organizations Regional Organizations The Roots and Dynamics of Regionalism Europe?s Regional Organizations Regional Organizations in the Americas Asia?s Regional Organizations Africa?s Regional Organizations Middle East Regional Organizations Assessing the consequences of regionalism Nonstate Actors: NGOs, Networks, and Social Movements Nonstate Actors in Action The Range of Nonstate Actors The Growth of Nonstate Actors NGOs Relationships to IGOs, NGO Influence and Its Limits The Roles of States in Global Governance States in Action States and Other Actors: A Complex Interaction The Key Role of the United States Other Powerful States Middle-Power States Small States, Developing States State Strategies The Challenges of Multilateral Diplomacy: Negotiating Across Cultures Getting Agreement Part 3 The Need for Global Governance The Search for Peace and Security Case Study: Somalia as a Watershed Wars as the Genesis for Pieces of Security Governance Mechanisms for the Peaceful Settlement of Disputes Collective Security, Enforcement, and Sanctions Peacekeeping Arms Control and Disarmament Putting Together the Pieces of Security Governance New Threats to Security: Coping with Terrorism The Challenges of Human Security Promoting Human Development and Economic Well-Being Case Study: Debt Relief An Evolving Global Economy The Globalization of Liberal Economic Norms Pieces of Global Economic Governance The Regionalization of Economic Governance Economic Globalization and Africa: A Problematic Case From Critiques of the Liberal Economic System to the Antiglobalization Movement Protecting Human Rights Case Study: Child Soldiers The Roots of Human Rights Norms Human Rights Institutions and Mechanisms The Processes of Human Rights Governance Global Human Rights Governance in Action Expanding Human Rights in the Age of Globalization Protecting the Environment Case Study: Tropical Forests in the Brazilian Amazon Relating Environmental Problems to Security, Economics, and Human Rights The Emergence of the Environment as an Issue Area The Pieces of Global Environmental Governance Global Environmental Regimes and Institutions Global Governance in Action Regional Environmental Governance The Challenges of Implementation, Compliance, and Effectiveness Part 4 The Dilemmas of Global Governance Dilemmas of Global Governance in the Twenty-First Century New Issues, Diverse Approaches What Makes Global Governance Different? Challenges for the Future Index