The new United Nations: international organization in the twenty-first century

"The third edition of this successful text highlights new international trends toward global governance, nation-building and human development, while also assessing the extraordinary challenges confronting the United Nations at this critical moment in international affairs, not least being the ubiquity of conflict in Africa, the Middle East, and Europe, and the global threats of disease, climate change, and the retreat from multilateralism by the great powers. A comprehensive guide to the world body's institutions, procedures, policies, specialized agencies, historic personalities, initiatives, and involvement in world affairs, The New United Nations is organized thematically, blending both topical and chronological explanations making reference to current scholarly terms and theories"--

Cover -- Title -- Copyright -- Dedication -- Contents -- List of Figures and Photos -- Preface -- Introduction: The UN System -- Idlib, Syria -- Lausanne, Switzerland -- New York City -- Geneva, Switzerland -- Nairobi, Kenya -- Vienna, Austria -- The Hague, Netherlands -- Montreal, Canada -- Rome, Italy -- Pristina, Kosovo -- Kabul, Afghanistan -- Bangui, Central African Republic -- The New United Nations -- Summary-But First, a Return to New York -- Notes -- Key Terms -- Discussion Questions -- Resources for Further Research -- Chapter 1 Ways of Thinking about the United Nations and International Organizations -- International Organizations -- Theories of International Relations -- Realism -- Idealism -- Marxism -- Critical Theory and Constructivism -- Feminism -- Dependency Theory -- Neoliberalism -- Postmodernism -- The United Nations -- Notes -- Key Terms -- Resources for Further Research -- Chapter 2 Origins and History of the United Nations -- Overview of Early Historical Efforts to Establish International Organization -- International Relations before the Twentieth Century -- The Concert of Europe -- The League of Nations and World War II -- The League of Nations -- Woodrow Wilson and the Elemental Weaknesses of the League -- U.S. and Allied Visions of the Post-World War II Period -- Franklin D. Roosevelt (1882-1945) -- Winston Churchill (1874-1965) -- Joseph Stalin (1879-1953) -- Three Wartime Conferences -- Dumbarton Oaks Conference -- Yalta Conference -- Bretton Woods Conference -- UN Conference on International Organization -- Eleanor's UN: Beyond International Peace and Security -- Specialized Agencies and Eleanor's UN -- Nongovernmental Organizations, Civil Society, and Eleanor's UN -- Millennium Development Goals and Eleanor's UN -- The Cold War -- Korea -- Nuclear Weapons -- Persisting Tensions -- Waning of the Cold War

Cover -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Dedication -- Brief Contents -- Table of Contents -- List of Figures, Tables, and Photos -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction: Ways of Thinking about the United Nations and International Organizations -- International Organizations -- Theories of International Relations -- Realism -- Idealism -- Marxism -- Critical Theory and Constructivism -- Feminism -- Dependency Theory -- Postmodernism -- Other Theories -- The United Nations -- Notes -- Chapter 1 The Many Places of the United Nations -- The UN System -- New York City -- Geneva, Switzerland -- Nairobi, Kenya -- Vienna, Austria -- The Hague, The Netherlands -- Montreal, Canada -- Rome, Italy -- Pristina, Serbia-Montenegro (Kosovo Province), and Dili, Timor-Leste -- The New United Nations -- Summary -- Notes -- Key Terms -- Resources for Further Research -- Chapter 2 Origins and History of the United Nations -- Overview of Early Historical Efforts to Establish International Organization -- International Relations before the Twentieth Century -- The Concert of Europe -- The League of Nations and World War II -- The League of Nations -- Woodrow Wilson and the Elemental Weaknesses of the League -- U.S. and Allied Visions of the Post-World War II Period -- Franklin D. Roosevelt (1882-1945) -- Winston Churchill (1874-1965) -- Joseph Stalin (1879-1953) -- Three Wartime Conferences -- Dumbarton Oaks Conference -- Yalta Conference -- Bretton Woods Conference -- UN Conference on International Organization -- Eleanor's UN: Beyond International Peace and Security -- Specialized Agencies and Eleanor's UN -- Nongovernmental Organizations and Eleanor's UN -- Millennium Summit Goals and Eleanor's UN -- The Cold War -- Korea -- Nuclear Weapons -- Persisting Tensions -- Waning of the Cold War -- Iraq and the Post-Cold War United Nations

Cover -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Dedication -- Brief Contents -- Table of Contents -- List of Figures, Tables, and Photos -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction: Ways of Thinking about the United Nations and International Organizations -- International Organizations -- Theories of International Relations -- Realism -- Idealism -- Marxism -- Critical Theory and Constructivism -- Feminism -- Dependency Theory -- Postmodernism -- Other Theories -- The United Nations -- Notes -- Chapter 1 The Many Places of the United Nations -- The UN System -- New York City -- Geneva, Switzerland -- Nairobi, Kenya -- Vienna, Austria -- The Hague, The Netherlands -- Montreal, Canada -- Rome, Italy -- Pristina, Serbia-Montenegro (Kosovo Province), and Dili, Timor-Leste -- The New United Nations -- Summary -- Notes -- Key Terms -- Resources for Further Research -- Chapter 2 Origins and History of the United Nations -- Overview of Early Historical Efforts to Establish International Organization -- International Relations before the Twentieth Century -- The Concert of Europe -- The League of Nations and World War II -- The League of Nations -- Woodrow Wilson and the Elemental Weaknesses of the League -- U.S. and Allied Visions of the Post-World War II Period -- Franklin D. Roosevelt (1882-1945) -- Winston Churchill (1874-1965) -- Joseph Stalin (1879-1953) -- Three Wartime Conferences -- Dumbarton Oaks Conference -- Yalta Conference -- Bretton Woods Conference -- UN Conference on International Organization -- Eleanor's UN: Beyond International Peace and Security -- Specialized Agencies and Eleanor's UN -- Nongovernmental Organizations and Eleanor's UN -- Millennium Summit Goals and Eleanor's UN -- The Cold War -- Korea -- Nuclear Weapons -- Persisting Tensions -- Waning of the Cold War -- Iraq and the Post-Cold War United Nations

Introduction : ways of thinking about the United Nations and international organizations -- The many places of the United Nations -- Origins and history of the United Nations -- The evolving UN Charter -- Evolving institutions -- Maintenance of international peace and security -- Peacekeeping and nation building -- Making global public policy : promoting civil society, human rights, and women's empowerment -- Economic development, the environment, and health policy.