International Organization - 4th Edition by Hylke Dijkstra & Andreas Kruck & Bernhard Zangl (Hardcover)

About the Book

In its fourth edition, this core textbook covers the operations of international organizations and their role in trade, development, climate, migration and security politics.

Book Synopsis

The fourth edition of this popular core textbook provides wide-ranging coverage of the structure, workings, policies and performance of international organizations such as the UN, EU, IMF and World Bank. Such organizations have never been so important in addressing the challenges that face our increasingly globalised world. This book introduces students to theories with which to approach international organizations, their history, and their ability to respond to contemporary issues in world politics from security and defence and climate change, to trade, migration and refugees, human rights protection, and international development. Underpinning the text is the authors' unique model that views international organizations as actual organizations. Reacting to world events, political actors provide the 'inputs' which are converted by the political systems of these organizations into 'outputs' that achieve varying levels of real-world impact and effectiveness.

This is the perfect text for undergraduate and postgraduate students of politics and international relations taking courses on international organization and global governance, as well as essential reading for those studying the UN, the EU and globalization.

New to this Edition:
- Draws on the most recent research in the field and considers some of the significant world events of the last decade to ensure that the book is completely up to date.
- New separate chapters considering NATO, international organizations in the field of migration and refugees as well as a new chapter on regional organizations such as the African Union, ASEAN and MERCOSUR.
- Fully accounts for the challenges to international organizations by the emerging powers, the Trump administration, geopolitics and crises of legitimacy.

Review Quotes

A classic that gives life to the study of international organizations as political systems, recognizing that IOs are not merely diplomatic meeting places but important variables in international politics themselves.
Kirsten Haack, Northumbria University, UK

A superb introduction to the phenomenon of international organizations that, in its finely balanced blend of concise detailing and rigorous detail, maintains no illusions regarding the frustratingly uncertain geopolitical epoch we all happen to be living through.
Eric Loefflad, University of Kent, UK

Approaching international organizations (IOs) as political systems, this excellent textbook offers a unique entry point to the study of multilateralism. Guided by the most pertinent theories, it elucidates in a highly accessible style how IOs are created, how they shape global politics, and what problems they encounter in this process. The outstanding fourth edition of International Organization provides important empirical updates, widens the spectrum of covered policy fields, and anchors the book in the most recent academic debates. A must-read for anyone interested in IOs and global governance.
Christian Kreuder-Sonnen, Friedrich Schiller University Jena, Germany

About the Author

Hylke Dijkstra is Professor of International Security and Cooperation at Maastricht University, The Netherlands

Andreas Kruck is Senior Researcher & Lecturer in Global Governance at the Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich, Germany

Bernhard Zangl is Professor of Global Governance and Public Policy at the Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich, Germany