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EAN : 9782348055409
Code sériel : 751
Shaping : POCHE
Pages : 128
Size : 120 x 190 mm
INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS

Collection : Repères
Release date : 06/05/2021
Since the 19th century, but especially after 1945, nations have multiplied their international organizations (the United Nations, the World Bank, the World Health Organization, the World Trade Organization, etc.). Today, no issue escapes their purview: peace, security, human rights, economic development, the environment, migration, finance, commerce, etc.

In addition to placing...
Since the 19th century, but especially after 1945, nations have multiplied their international organizations (the United Nations, the World Bank, the World Health Organization, the World Trade Organization, etc.). Today, no issue escapes their purview: peace, security, human rights, economic development, the environment, migration, finance, commerce, etc.

In addition to placing the development of these organizations in a historical context, this book proposes an interdisciplinary analysis of the major questions they raise: what to make of their proliferation since the mid-20th century as well as their dynamics of change and networking? What purposes do they serve in an international system? What power do they possess in comparison to states? How is their legitimacy established? What is their contribution to peace, the international defense of human rights, and the regulation of globalization?
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EAN : 9782348055409
Code sériel : 751
Shaping : POCHE
Pages : 128
Size : 120 x 190 mm
La Découverte