Global Governance and the UN: An Unfinished Journey (United Nations Intellectual History Project Series) - Hardcover

Weiss, Thomas G; Thakur, Ramesh Chandra

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0253354307 ISBN 13: 9780253354303

Publisher: Indiana University Press, 2010

Synopsis

In the 21st century, the world is faced with threats of global scale thatcannot be confronted without collective action. Although global government as suchdoes not exist, formal and informal institutions, practices, and initiatives --together forming ""global governance"" -- bring a greater measure of predictability, stability, and order to trans-border issues than might be expected. Yet, there aresignificant gaps between many current global problems and available solutions.Thomas G. Weiss and Ramesh Thakur analyze the UN's role in addressing suchknowledge, normative, policy, institutional, and compliance lapses. The UN'srelationship to these five global governance gaps is explored through case studiesof some of the most burning problems of our age, including terrorism, nuclearproliferation, humanitarian crises, development aid, climate change, human rights, and HIV/AIDS.

About this title

About the Author:

Thomas G. Weiss is Presidential Professor of Political Science at The Graduate Center of the City University of New York and Director of the Ralph Bunche Institute for International Studies.

Ramesh Thakur is the Inaugural Director of the Balsillie School of International Affairs, Distinguished Fellow of the Centre for International Governance Innovation, and Professor of Political Science at the University of Waterloo, Ontario.

Review:

""Weiss and Thakur have managed to perform the difficult trick ofproducing a work that can function as textbook, scholarly reference, policy guide, and popular reading.... Recommended."" -- Choice

About this edition

• Publisher: Indiana University Press
• Publication date: 2010
• ISBN 10: 0253354307
• ISBN 13: 9780253354303
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 448