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Book SynopsisComposed of original articles from academics and policy notes from practitioners, this book attempts to draw up the state of multilateralism through the UN model and identify potential ways to address its challenges and shortcomings. The contributors question the role of multilateralism, sometimes accused of being fragmented, inefficient and unrepresentative, and its impact on global governance, democracy, trade and investment, the environment, and human rights. Since most of the authors are not from the UN system, the content of the contributions provides an external and more neutral assessment of the UN’s ability to continue to function today as a serious actor within a global movement in favor of a renewed form of multilateralism.
Table of ContentsContents Acknowledgments IX List of Figures and Tables X Abbreviations XI Notes on ContributorsV Introduction Part 1: Special Contribution 1 Post-Bipolar Challenges to Multilateralism Bertrand Badie Part 2: Global Governance, New Actors and Challenges to Multilateralism 2 Is Classic Multilateralism Outdated? The Case of the UN Marcello Scarone 3 Geopolitical Shifts: Issues and Challenges for the Arctic Region Lutz Feldt 4 New Multilateralism: The United Nations and Governance in the Era of Nonstate Actors Elizabeth A. Bloodgood 5 Inclusive Multilateralism: Cities Take a Seat at the Table Henri-Paul Normandin Part 3: Threats to Democracy Undermining the Multilateral System 6 Democratic Erosion and Multilateralism:When Authoritarian Leaders Challenge the Liberal International Order Marianne Kneuer Part 4: International Multilateral Trade Governance 7 Multilateralism, Interdependence and Globalization Michèle Rioux 8 The Gradual and Uneven Consolidation of an International Investment Protection Regime Decoupled from Multilateral Economic Organizations María Teresa Gutiérrez Haces 9 Reframing the International Trade and Investment Framework to Meet the Challenges of the 21st Century Mehdi Abbas Part 5: Environmental Governance and the Climate Challenge 10 A New Climate Club Is the Best Way to Reduce Global Emissions of Greenhouse Gases Guy Saint-Jacques 11 Biodiversity Loss Under the Lens of Multilateralism: An Environmental Governance and International Law Perspective Valériane Thool 12 Fostering Sustainable Economic Growth, Transformation and Promotion of Responsible Consumption and Production: The Subnational Government’s Role in Contributions to Multilateralism Patrícia Iglecias 13 Challenges for the Coming Years: Learning Regional Lessons on Environmental Protection and Achieving the Participation of Indigenous Peoples in the United Nations System Walter Arévalo-Ramírez Human Rights and Migration Governance 14 Migrants’ Protection and Assistance in the Face of a Changing World: Taking Stock of the Challenges and Responses Emnet B. Gebre 15 What UNRWA Tells Us About Refugees and the United Nations Yasmeen Abu-Laban 16 The Value of Re-socializing Boys and Men for Positive Gender Relations to Curb Gender-Based Violence and Femicide in South Africa Christopher Isike Special Contribution 17 The UN at 75: A Political Declarationand a Global Conversation Cecilia Cannon Index
