International Organisation in World Politics The Making of the Twentieth Century

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International Organisation in World Politics, by David Armstrong, Lorna Lloyd and John Redmond, traces how international organisations evolved from early precursors into the twentieth century’s major institutions. The book examines the rise of international organisations before 1919, the Concert of Europe, the Red Cross Movement and the Hague Conferences, then develops analysis of the League of Nations and the League’s security, legal and social functions. It follows the UN’s changing roles across Cold War, decolonisation-era developments, crisis in the 1980s, and post-Cold War reforms, including peacekeeping, sanctions and collective security debates.

LanguageEnglish

CategoryResearch & Report

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Pages296

Reading Time12 h 26 min

Preface

The Rise of the International Organisation

The Development of International Organisations before 1919

The Concert of Europe

The Red Cross Movement

The Hague Conferences

The Consolidation of IGOs

Theoretical Perspectives on IGOs

The League of Nations

The American-led, Cold War UN, 1945–60

The Third World UN, 1960–80

A Period of Crisis: the UN in the 1980s

The New World Disorder: the UN and the Maintenance of International Peace

The Post-Cold War UN

The European Community, 1945–69: Origins and Beginnings

International Organisation in World Politics DAVID ARMSTRONG LORNA LLOYD JOHN REDMOND THE MAKING OF THE TWENTIETH CENTURY © David Armstrong, Lorna Lloyd, John Redmond 2004, under exclusive licence to Springer Nature Limited 2019 All rights reserved. No reproduction, copy or transmission of this publication may be made without written permission. No portion of this publication may be reproduced, copied or transmitted save with written permission or in accordance with the provisions of the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988, or under the terms of any licence permitting limited copying issued by the Copyright Licensing Agency, Saffron House, 6–10 Kirby Street, London EC1N 8TS. Any person who does any unauthorized act in relation to this publication may be liable to criminal prosecution and civil claims for damages. The authors have asserted their rights to be identiﬁed as the authors of this work in accordance with the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988. First edition published 1982 Second edition published 1996 Third edition published 2004 by RED GLOBE PRESS Red Globe Press in the UK is an imprint of Springer Nature Limited, registered in England, company number 785998, of 4 Crinan Street, London, N1 9XW. Red Globe Press® is a registered trademark in the United States, the United Kingdom, Europe and other countries. ISBN 978–1–4039–0303–7 ISBN 978–0–230–62952–3 (eBook) This book is printed on paper suitable for recycling and made from fully managed and sustained forest sources. Logging, pulping and manufacturing processes are expected to conform to the environmental regulations of the country of origin. A catalogue record for this book is available from the British Library. A catalog record for this book is available from the Library of Congress. Contents List of Tables xi List of Figures xii List of Abbreviations xiii Preface xvii 1 The Rise of the International Organisation 1 The Development of International Organisations before 1919 1 The Concert of Europe 4 The Red Cross Movement 5 The Hague Conferences 5 The Consolidation of IGOs 6 Theoretical Perspectives on IGOs 10 Notes 14 2 The League of Nations 16 The League Idea and the Role of Woodrow Wilson 16 The Covenant of the League of Nations 18 The League and International Security 21 The Legal, Economic and Social Functions of the League 30 The Structural Framework of the League 31 Conclusion 33 Notes 33 3 The American-led, Cold War UN, 1945–60 37 The Creation of the United Nations 37 Differences from the League 40 The Early Years: Cold War Disputes and the Collapse of the Charter System 40 The Korean War and the Question of Collective Security 42 Chinese Representation in the UN 43 The Rise of the General Assembly 43 The UN and Disputes Arising out of the Ending of Colonialism 44 An Alternative Approach to Security: Peacekeeping 46 The Rise and Fall of Two Secretaries-General 49 The Non-political UN 50 Conclusion 52 Notes 53 4 The Third World UN, 1960–80 54 The Third World and the UN 54 Anticolonialism 55 Racial Discrimination 56 The ‘Non-political’UN 58 The Impact of the General Assembly’s Activity 60 American Disillusionment and Increased Use of the Security Council 62 The UN and the Maintenance of International Peace and Security 64 The Role of the Secretary-General: U Thant 68 The Role of the Secretary-General: Kurt Waldheim 69 Conclusion 70 Notes 71 5 A Period of Crisis: the UN in the 1980s 73 The US–UN Conﬂict in the General Assembly 73 The Role of the Secretary-General: Javier Prez de Cullar 75 Non-political Organs 76 Conclusion 79 Notes 80 6 The New World Disorder: the UN and the Maintenance of International Peace 82 Collective Security Revisited: Iraq’s Invasion of Kuwait 82 The Revival of Peacekeeping 84 Overstretch 98 Disaster 100 Sanctions 102 The Emergence of ‘Peace Enforcement’ 103 Widening the Conce

FAQs

What earlier international structures and movements does the book treat as foundations for later IGOs?

It discusses developments before 1919, including the Concert of Europe, the Red Cross Movement, and the Hague Conferences, leading into a consolidation of IGOs and theoretical perspectives.

How does the book compare the League of Nations with the early United Nations?

It analyzes the League’s covenant and its legal, economic and social functions, then contrasts this framework with differences from the League in the early UN, including Cold War disputes and the collapse of the charter system.

How does the book explain the evolution of UN security tools such as peacekeeping and sanctions?

It covers peacekeeping as an alternative security approach, then later expands on collective security, the revival of peacekeeping, disaster and sanctions, and the emergence and widening of “peace enforcement” concepts.

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