Group politics in UN multilateralism / edited by Karen E. Smith and Katie Verlin Laatikainen.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Brill Academic Publishers.

Laatikainen, Katie Verlin, 1965- editor.

Smith, Karen Elizabeth, editor.

Series:

Diplomatic studies ; Volume 16.

Diplomatic studies, ; Volume 16

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

United Nations.

Physical Description:

1 online resource.

Place of Publication:

Leiden ; Boston : Brill Nijhoff, [2020]

Summary:

Group Politics in UN Multilateralism provides a new perspective on diplomacy and negotiations at the United Nations. Very few states ‘act individually’ at the UN; instead they often work within groups such as the Africa Group, the European Union or the Arab League. States use groups to put forward principled positions in an attempt to influence a wider audience and thus legitimize desired outcomes. Yet the volume also shows that groups are not static: new groups emerge in multilateral negotiations on issues such as climate, security and human rights. At any given moment, UN multilateralism is shaped by long-standing group dynamics as well as shifting, ad-hoc groupings. These intergroup dynamics are key to understanding diplomatic practice at the UN.

Contents:

Part 1. Introduction to Group Politics. Introduction: Group politics in UN multilateralism / Katie Verlin Laatikainen and Karen E. Smith

Group politics at the UN: Conceptual considerations / Katie Verlin Laatikainen

Part 2. Regional and Political Groups in UN Diplomacy. The European Union / Karen E. Smith

Latin American cooperation at the United Nations: Exploring the role of GRULAC, CARICOM and ALBA / Andrea Ribeiro Hoffmann

The African Union in the United Nations / Nandi Makubalo, Madeleine O. Hosli, and Michaël Lantmeeters

The Organization of Islamic Cooperation and the Arab League / Elisabeth Johansson-Nogues

ASEAN as an actor in the United Nations: How cohesive is it? / Jurgen Ruland

The Alliance of Small Island States at the UN: The promise and pitfalls of single issue groups in multilateral negotiations / Katie Laatikainen

Part 3. Group Politics in UN Multilateral Diplomacy. Gender equality and sexual orientation discrimination / Karen E. Smith

Group dynamics and interplay in UN disarmament forums / Megan Dee

Negotiating the responsibility to protect in the UN system / Alex Bellamy

Discussing global health and access to medicines in the UN system: The case of the Union of South American Nations (UNASUR) / Andrea Ribeiro Hoffmann and Jana Tabak

Negotiating the sustainable development goals / Mary Farrell

Group interaction in the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change / Lisanne Groen

Group politics and the question of Palestinian recognition in the UN system / Elisabeth Johansson Nogues

Conclusion: "The Only Sin at the UN is Being Isolated" / Katie Verlin Laatikainen and Karen E. Smith.

Notes:

Description based on print version record.

"Originally published, in part, as Volume 12, Number 2-3 (2017) of Brill's journal The Hague Journal of Diplomacy"--Title page verso.

ISBN:

90-04-38444-8

Publisher Number:

10.1163/9789004384446 DOI