The UN Security Council and informal groups of states : complementing or competing for governance? / Jochen Prantl.

Format:

• Book

Author/Creator:

• Prantl, Jochen, 1967-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

• United Nations. Security Council.
• Conflict management.
• International cooperation.
• International relations.
• National security.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (296 p.)

Place of Publication:

Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2006.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

This book provides the first comparative treatment of the roles of informal ad hoc groupings of states within selected conflict settings and their effects on governance in and out of the UN Security Council.Since the 1990s, informal institutions such as groups of friends, and contact or core groups have proliferated as instruments for the management of risk and conflict due to the increasing demands on the UN Security Council to adapt to the new post-cold war security environment. The perception of both the capacity and limits of the Security Council has had a catalytic effect on the creation

Contents:

• Contents; Acknowledgements; Abbreviations; Introduction; Part I: Informal Groups of States and the UN Security Council: Grasping the Dynamics; 1. Janus-faced Structure of the Security Council: Open System and Closed Shop; 2. Emergence of Informal Groups of States; 3. Proliferation of Informal Groups in the Post-Bipolar Era; 4. Conclusion: Exit, Voice, and Loyalty as Analytical Framework; Part II: The Cases of Namibia, El Salvador, and Kosovo; 5. Namibia: Group of Three and Western Contact Group; 6. El Salvador: Group of Friends of the UN Secretary-General; 7. Kosovo: Quint, G-8, and Troika
• Conclusions: Implications for Governance of the UN Security CouncilAppendix: Interviews Conducted; Bibliography; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; Q; R; S; T; U; V; W; Y; Z

Notes:

• Description based upon print version of record.
• Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Description based on print version record.
• Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.

ISBN:

• 1-281-15454-7
• 9786611154547
• 0-19-153701-2
• 1-4356-2291-X

OCLC:

191207949

Publisher Number:

9780199287680