ISBN:
940072750X
Language:
English
Pages:
Online Ressource (291 S.)
Edition:
1. Aufl.
Edition:
Online-Ausg. 2011 Electronic reproduction; Available via World Wide Web
Series Statement:
United Nations University Series on Regionalism, 3
Parallel Title:
Print version The United Nations and the Regions
DDC:
306.3/6
Keywords:
Electronic books
Abstract:
Tânia Felício
Abstract:
This unique book investigates the implications of the rising importance of supra-national regional organizations for global governance in general, and for the United Nations, in particular. It touches upon issues such as regional representation at the UN, high-level dialogues with regional organisations, as well as the coordination of UN member states' voting behaviour in the UN General Assembly and the UN Security Council. The book further explores the regional dimension and coordination of UN operations in areas such as peace and security, human rights, and sustainable development. The contr
Description / Table of Contents:
The United Nations and the Regions; Acknowledgments; Contents; List of Contributors; Abbreviations; List of Figures; List of Tables; Chapter 1: Introduction; 1.1 Definitional Issues: The Academic Perspective; 1.1.1 Definitional Issues in the UN; 1.2 Bringing the Regions (Further) In: The Case of Peace and Security; 1.3 Structure and Contents of This Book; Notes; References; Part I: Regional Actorness and Representation; Chapter 2: Sovereignty's Evolution: The Role of Regions - Regional Convergence in a Transnational World; 2.1 Introduction; 2.2 Pooling Sovereignty in Europe
Description / Table of Contents:
2.3 Redefining Sovereignty in Africa2.4 Talk Shops in Asia; 2.5 Chasing Sovereignty in the Middle East; 2.6 The Future of Sovereignty: Lessons from the Regions; Notes; References; Chapter 3: The Contribution of the Regional UN Economic Commissions to Regional Integration Processes: The Case of ECLAC; 3.1 Introduction; 3.2 First Wave of Latin American Regionalism; 3.3 The Second Latin American Regionalism; 3.4 'Post-NeoLiberal' Regionalism: Beyond Open Regionalism; 3.5 Conclusion; Notes; References
Description / Table of Contents:
Chapter 4: Breaking the Deadlock of Regional Bloc Politics: Cross-Regional Coalitions and Human Rights in the UNGA4.1 Introduction; 4.2 Actorness, Blocs and Politics; 4.3 Human Rights Promotion and the 'Breaking' of Regional Blocs; 4.4 Conclusions and Reflections on Multilateralism; Notes; References; Chapter 5: Measuring Regional Actorness at the UN Security Council: The EU as a Paragon of Complexity; 5.1 Introduction; 5.2 Defining Regional Actorness; 5.3 Measuring Regional Actorness; 5.3.1 Membership; 5.3.2 Decision-Making; 5.3.3 Representation; 5.4 Evaluating Regional Actorness
Description / Table of Contents:
5.5 ConclusionNotes; References; Chapter 6: Weighted Regional Representation as a Basis for Security Council Reform; 6.1 Introduction: Time for a New Paradigm; 6.2 Guidelines for the Allocation of Voting Power; 6.3 Proposed Regions and Weighting Formula; 6.4 Representation with Overlapping Regional Membership; 6.5 Means of Selection and Functioning of Representatives and Alternates; 6.6 Advantages of the Proposed System; 6.7 Conclusion; Notes; Chapter 7: Regionalisation, Transnational Democracy and United Nations Reform: A Viewpoint; 7.1 Introduction
Description / Table of Contents:
7.2 Regionalisation and Global Multipolarity7.3 Regionalisation and Transnational Democracy; 7.4 Conclusion; Part II: Regional Organisations and Peace and Security; Chapter 8: The UN and Regional Organisations for Peace: Tracking a Slippery Partnership; 8.1 Introduction; 8.2 Chapter VIII: Cooperation with Regional Agencies and Arrangements; 8.3 Putting Global-Regional Cooperation on the Agenda; 8.4 The High-Level Meetings with the Regional Organisations; 8.5 The UN Security Council and Regional Organisations
Description / Table of Contents:
8.6 The 2008 UN Secretary-General Report on Regional Organisation: A Little to the South
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