The Palgrave Handbook of Africa and the Changing Global Order

The Palgrave Handbook of Africa and the Changing Global Order
Author: Samuel Ojo Oloruntoba
Publisher: Springer Nature
Total Pages: 1116
Release: 2021-11-22
Genre: Political Science
ISBN: 3030774813

This handbook fills a large gap in the current knowledge about the critical role of Africa in the changing global order. By connecting the past, present, and future in a continuum that shows the paradox of existence for over one billion people, the book underlines the centrality of the African continent to global knowledge production, the global economy, global security, and global creativity. Bringing together perspectives from top Africa scholars, it actively dispels myths of the continent as just a passive recipient of external influences, presenting instead an image of an active global agent that astutely projects soft power. Unlike previous handbooks, this book offers an eclectic mix of historical, contemporary, and interdisciplinary approaches that allow for a more holistic view of the many aspects of Africa’s relations with the world.

The United Nations and Security Sector Reform

The United Nations and Security Sector Reform
Author: Adedeji Ebo
Publisher: LIT Verlag Münster
Total Pages: 392
Release: 2020
Genre: Political Science
ISBN: 3643803117

Multilateral organizations - the United Nations (UN) in particular - have played, and continue to play, an important role in shaping the security sector reform (SSR) agenda, both in terms of policy development and the provision of support to a wide range of national SSR processes. This volume presents a variety of perspectives on UN support to SSR, past and present, with attention to policy and operational practice. Drawing from the experience of UN practitioners combined with external experts on SSR, this volume offers an in-depth exploration of the UN approach to SSR from a global perspective.

Reforming the United Nations

Reforming the United Nations
Author: Joachim Müller
Publisher: BRILL
Total Pages: 399
Release: 2021-05-25
Genre: Law
ISBN: 9004461108

Reforming the United Nations - Fit for Purpose at 75? - examines the efforts of Secretary-General, António Guterres, to improve the aging organisation. Priorities centred on development, peace, and management. The reform was respectable but did not address fundamental problems.

Key Documents on the Reform of the UN Security Council 1991-2019

Key Documents on the Reform of the UN Security Council 1991-2019
Author: Bardo Fassbender
Publisher: BRILL
Total Pages: 1443
Release: 2020-10-12
Genre: Law
ISBN: 9004421734

“Key Documents on the Reform of the UN Security Council 1991-2019” brings together primary source documents reflecting the political, legal and academic discussions of the United Nations Security Council reform, in particular the Council’s membership and decision-making, as they have taken place since 1991. Earlier discussions from the late 1940s through 1991 are covered insofar as they offer a useful contribution to the current debate. This extensive collection, curated by a leading authority, is intended to be representative of the debate as a whole without bias, faithfully reflecting the positions of various stakeholders, global participants and civil society. This important work will be an indispensable resource for researchers and students, bringing together hundreds of documents produced during more than three decades by governments, UN bodies, universities, think tanks and individual authors in a single, comprehensive volume.

Reforming the UN Security Council Membership

Reforming the UN Security Council Membership
Author: Sabine Hassler
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 346
Release: 2013
Genre: Law
ISBN: 0415505909

This book places the discussion on reform of the Security Council membership in the context of its primary responsibility at the helm of the UN collective security system.

The UN Security Council

The UN Security Council
Author: David Malone
Publisher: Lynne Rienner Publishers
Total Pages: 764
Release: 2004
Genre: Political Science
ISBN: 9781588262400

The nature and scope of UN Security Council decisions - significantly changed in the post-Cold War era - have enormous implications for the conduct of foreign policy. The UN Security Council offers a comprehensive view of the council both internally and as a key player in world politics. Focusing on the evolution of the council's treatment of key issues, the authors discuss new concerns that must be accommodated in the decisionmaking process, the challenges of enforcement, and shifting personal and institutional factors. Case studies complement the rich thematic chapters. The book sheds much-needed light on the central events and trends of the past decade and their critical importance for the future role of the council and the UN in the sphere of international security.