International Organizations Amid Global Crises
Analyzing Role Selection and Impact through Role Theory
Edited by Diana Panke and Gordon Friedrichs
Published
Oct 23, 2024Page count
272 pagesISBN
978-1529242966Dimensions
234 x 156 mmImprint
Bristol University PressPublished
Oct 23, 2024Page count
272 pagesISBN
978-1529242973Dimensions
234 x 156 mmImprint
Bristol University PressPublished
Oct 23, 2024Page count
272 pagesISBN
978-1529242973Dimensions
234 x 156 mmImprint
Bristol University Press
International Organizations Amid Global Crises
International Organizations (IOs) have been at the forefront of responding to crises in the 21st 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 IOs take in response to global crises and to what effect. Bringing together a range of international contributors, the book examines a vast array of international and regional organizations, including the International Organization for Migration, World Health Organization, African Union and European Union. Aiming to answer key questions about IO behaviour, the book investigates these IOs’ responses to pressing issues including the global COVID-19 pandemic, the liberal order and security, and the climate crisis.
"In a world of seemingly endless, overlapping crises, this book seeks to understand the role of IOs. It offers broad yet coherent coverage of different theories and approaches. I recommend it unreservedly to students and scholars of international relations." Jack Corbett, Monash University
Diana Panke is Professor of International Relations at Freie Universität Berlin.
Gordon M. Friedrichs is a Senior Research Fellow at the Max Planck Institute for Comparative Public Law and International Law in Heidelberg.
Bridging the Gap between Role Theory and Comparative International Organization Research - Diana Panke and Gordon M. Friedrichs
PART I: Challenges to the Liberal International Order
2. Complex Role Enactment Amid Global Value Contestation: The European Union and the Crisis of the European Security Order - Rikard Bengtsson
3. The Roles of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation during Global Crises: Preferences of Illiberal Powers and Functioning of an Authoritarian International Organization - Sebastian Harnisch and Asaf Alibegović
4. A Liberal International Organization with an Illiberal Core? Eurasian Economic Union and International Crises in Eurasia - Alexander Libman
PART II: Global Health Crises
5. Organization of African Unity/African Union Roles in Two Global Health Crises - John F. Clark
6. Community Norms and Crisis: Changing Roles of Regional Organizations during the COVID-19 Pandemic - Laura von Allwörden and Maria Debre
7. Role Conflicts, the Principal-Agent Problem and the Future of the World Health Organization - Jeremy Youde
PART III: Climate Crises and (Un-)Related Migration
8. The UN Climate Secretariat’s Dual Crises - Amy Below
9. The Roles of International and Regional Organizations during the South American Migration Crisis - Leslie Wehner
10. From ‘Glorified Travel Agency’ to ‘the UN Migration Agency’: The International Organization for Migration’s Changing Policy Roles in Times of Crisis - Stefan Rother
PART IV: Conclusions
11: International Organizations’ Roles in the Wake of Global Crises: Patterns, Drivers and Effects - Diana Panke and Gordon M. Friedrichs
