{"product_id":"rethinking-international-organizations-pathology-and-promise-9781571813800","title":"Rethinking International Organizations: Pathology","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e \tThe management of international organizations is attracting growing attention. Most of this attention is highly critical of both the UN system and International NGOs. Sometimes, this criticism lacks depth or reflects insufficient understanding of these organizations, or is based on narrow, and sometimes biased, internal political concerns of a particular country. International relations theory has insufficiently studied the type of linkages that these organizations provide between international decision-making and Northern fundraising on the one hand, and practical action in the South on the other. As a result, current theory too rarely focuses on the inner functioning of these organizations and is unable to explain the deficiencies and negative outcomes of their work. While the authors identify and describe the pathologies of international organizations in, for example, international diplomacy, fundraising, and implementation, they also stress positive elements, such as their intermediary role. The latter, in particular, could form the basis of more efficient and effective policies, in addition to other recent trends, also described in this volume, that hold hope for a stronger functioning of these organizations in the future.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \tThis book presents a long overdue empirical and theoretical overview of criticism on and cures for these organizations. It provides a fundamental rethinking of current approaches to the management of international organizations.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e \t\u003ci\u003e\"…the book is not just honest, it is honest about the tough issues…[another] quality of the book that is worth highlighting is its broad and inclusive understanding of what the world of international organisations consist of….it paints a nuanced and comprehensive picture of how the contemporary landscape of international organisations is evolving.\"\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003e  ·  \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eDevelopment in Practice\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003ci\u003e\"... The editors of this book are veteran academic and practitioners in international organizations who have assembled a talented group of European and North American authors with similar experiences ... The result is a first-of-its kind publication that should prove very helpful for anyone teaching about, researching, or participating in the administrative sides of international organizations ... all chapters are well done and several are superb ... Highly recommended.\"\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003e  ·  Choice\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e \tList of Illustrations\u003cbr\u003e \tList of Tables\u003cbr\u003e \tPreface\u003cbr\u003e \tList of Abbreviations\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eIntroduction:\u003c\/strong\u003e Rethinking International Organizations\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003cem\u003eDennis Dijkzeul and Yves Beigbeder\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003ePart I: Decision Making with States\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eChapter 1. \u003c\/strong\u003eFinancing the United Nations: The Role of the United States\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003cem\u003eKlaus Hüfner\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eChapter 2. \u003c\/strong\u003eDiplomacy: Its Place in the Multilateral World\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003cem\u003eDietrich Kappeler\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eChapter 3. \u003c\/strong\u003eThe Politics of Norm Setting at the United Nations: The Case of Sustainable Human Development\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003cem\u003eJacques Fomerand\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003ePart II: Decision Making in International Organizations\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eChapter 4. \u003c\/strong\u003eGood Intentions to Naught: The Pathology of Human Resources Management at the United Nations\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003cem\u003eDirk Salomons\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eChapter 5. \u003c\/strong\u003eThe Transformation of International Public Organizations: The Case of UNCTAD\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003cem\u003eMatthias Finger and Bérangère Magarinos-Ruchat\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eChapter 6. \u003c\/strong\u003eFraud, Corruption, and United Nations Culture\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003cem\u003eYves Beigbeder\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003ePART III: Implementation\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eChapter 7. \u003c\/strong\u003ePrograms and the Problems of Participation}\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003cem\u003eDennis Dijkzeul\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eChapter 8. H\u003c\/strong\u003euman Rights, Institutional Wrongs\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003cem\u003eAlex de Waal\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eChapter 9. \u003c\/strong\u003eManaging CIVPOL: The Potential of Performance Management in International Public Services\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003cem\u003eDennis Smith\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eChapter 10. \u003c\/strong\u003eSustainable Civil Society or Service Delivery Agencies? The Evolution of Non-governmental Organizations in Bosnia and Herzegovina\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003cem\u003eIan Smillie and Kristie Evenson\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003ePART IV: Toward Theory\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eChapter 11. \u003c\/strong\u003eCures and Conclusions\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003cem\u003eDennis Dijkzeul and Leon Gordenker\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \tNotes on Contributors\u003cbr\u003e \tAuthors Index\u003cbr\u003e \tKeywords Index\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Berghahn Books, Incorporated","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51041418084695,"sku":"9781571813800","price":96.3,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781571813800.jpg?v=1750950195","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/rethinking-international-organizations-pathology-and-promise-9781571813800","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}