International organizations amid global crises : analysing role selection and impact through role theory / edited by Diana Panke and Gordon M. Friedrichs.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Panke, Diana, editor.

Friedrichs, Gordon, editor.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

International agencies.

World politics.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (vi, 229 pages) : digital, PDF file(s).

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

Bristol : Bristol University Press, 2024.

Summary:

International organizations have been at the forefront of responding to crises in the twenty-first century, and yet there is little comparative research on how, and how effectively, they have done this. This book fills this gap by exploring what roles international organizations take in response to global crises and to what effect.

Contents:

Front Matter

Contents

Notes on Contributors

Preface

Bridging the Gap between Role Theory and Comparative International Organization Research

Challenges to the Liberal International Order

Complex Role Enactment Amid Global Value Contestation: The European Union and the Crisis of the European Security Order

The Roles of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation during Global Crises: Preferences of Illiberal Powers and Functioning of an Authoritarian International Organization

A Liberal International Organization with an Illiberal Core? Eurasian Economic Union and International Crises in Eurasia

Global Health Crises

Organization of African Unity/African Union Roles in Two Global Health Crises

Community Norms and Crisis: Changing Roles of Regional Organizations during the COVID-19 Pandemic

Role Conflicts, the Principal-Agent Problem and the Future of the World Health Organization

Climate Crises and (Un-)Related Migration

The UN Climate Secretariats Dual Crises

The Roles of International and Regional Organizations during the South American Migration Crisis

From Glorified Travel Agency to the UN Migration Agency: The International Organization for Migrations Changing Policy Roles in Times of Crisis

Conclusion

International Organizations Roles in the Wake of Global Crises: Patterns, Drivers and Effects

Index

Notes:

Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 18 Apr 2025).

ISBN:

1-5292-4298-3