ABSTRACT

One of the more prolific and influential analysts of multilateral approaches to global problem-solving over the last three decades is Thomas G. Weiss. Thinking about Global Governance, Why People and Ideas Matter, assembles key scholarly and policy writing.

This collection organizes his most recent work addressing the core issues of the United Nations, global governance, and humanitarian action. The essays are placed in historical and intellectual context in a substantial new introduction, which contains a healthy dose of the idealism and ethical orientation that invariably characterize his best work.

This volume gives the reader a comprehensive understanding of these key topics for a globalizing world and is an invaluable resource for students and scholars alike.

chapter |22 pages

Introduction

part I|101 pages

The United Nations, Plus ça Change

part II|97 pages

Non-State Actors and Global Governance

chapter 9|22 pages

Governance, Good Governance, and Global Governance

Conceptual and Actual Challenges

chapter 10|32 pages

Pluralizing Global Governance

Analytical Approaches and Dimensions

part III|129 pages

Humanitarian Action in a Turbulent World

chapter 12|18 pages

The Fog of Humanitarianism

Collective Action Problems and Learning-Challenged Organizations

chapter 14|17 pages

The Sunset of Humanitarian Intervention?

The Responsibility to Protect in a Unipolar Era

chapter 15|12 pages

The Politics of Humanitarian Ideas

Few Sovereign Clothes

chapter 17|23 pages

A Research Note about Military-Civilian Humanitarianism

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