- Acknowledgements
- List of Boxes
- List of Tables
- About the Authors
- Guided Tour of the Textbook Features
- Guided Tour of the Online Resource Centre
- World map
- Introduction: The Nature of Politics and Political Analysis
- 1. Politics and the State
- 2. Political Power, Authority, and the State
- 3. Democracy and Political Obligation
- 4. Freedom and Justice
- 5. Traditional Ideologies
- 6. Challenges to the Dominant Ideologies
- 7. Institutions and States
- 8. Law, Constitutions, and Federalism
- 9. Votes, Elections, Legislatures, and Legislators
- 10. Political Parties
- 11. Executives, Bureaucracies, Policy Studies, and Governance
- 12. Civil Society, Interest Groups, and the Media
- 13. Democracies, Democratization, and Authoritarian Regimes
- 14. Introducing Global Politics
- 15. Traditional Theories in Global Politics
- 16. Critical Approaches to Global Politics
- 17. Security and Insecurity
- 18. Diplomacy and Foreign Policy
- 19. International Organizations in Global Politics
- 20. Global Political Economy
- Conclusion: Towards a Globalizing, Post-Western-Dominated World
- Glossary
- References
- Index
(p. 421) 19. International Organizations in Global Politics
- Chapter:
- (p. 421) 19. International Organizations in Global Politics
- Author(s):
Stephanie Lawson
- DOI:
- 10.1093/hepl/9780198704386.003.0020
This chapter examines the nature of international organizations and their role in global politics. It first explains what an international organization is before discussing the rise of international organizations from a historical perspective, focusing on developments from the nineteenth century onwards. It then considers the major intergovernmental institutions that emerged in the twentieth century and which have made significant contributions in shaping the global order, including the League of Nations and its successor, the United Nations. It also looks at non-governmental organizations and concludes with an analysis of ideas about social movements and global civil society, along with their relationship to the contemporary world of international organizations.
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- Acknowledgements
- List of Boxes
- List of Tables
- About the Authors
- Guided Tour of the Textbook Features
- Guided Tour of the Online Resource Centre
- World map
- Introduction: The Nature of Politics and Political Analysis
- 1. Politics and the State
- 2. Political Power, Authority, and the State
- 3. Democracy and Political Obligation
- 4. Freedom and Justice
- 5. Traditional Ideologies
- 6. Challenges to the Dominant Ideologies
- 7. Institutions and States
- 8. Law, Constitutions, and Federalism
- 9. Votes, Elections, Legislatures, and Legislators
- 10. Political Parties
- 11. Executives, Bureaucracies, Policy Studies, and Governance
- 12. Civil Society, Interest Groups, and the Media
- 13. Democracies, Democratization, and Authoritarian Regimes
- 14. Introducing Global Politics
- 15. Traditional Theories in Global Politics
- 16. Critical Approaches to Global Politics
- 17. Security and Insecurity
- 18. Diplomacy and Foreign Policy
- 19. International Organizations in Global Politics
- 20. Global Political Economy
- Conclusion: Towards a Globalizing, Post-Western-Dominated World
- Glossary
- References
- Index
