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<strong>International</strong> Organizations <strong>and</strong> Global Institutions 45<br />

The UN Global Compact<br />

Catia Gregoratti<br />

This book opens up the black-box of the UN Global Compact – the archetypical<br />

corporate social responsibility (CSR) initiative anchored within the United Nations.<br />

It appraises the ten-year history, governance, <strong>and</strong> engagement mechanisms of this<br />

unique UN initiative.<br />

Selected Contents: 1. Introduction 2. The UN Global Compact History 3. How the UN<br />

Global Compact Works 4. Global Bureaucracies <strong>and</strong> Local Networks 5. The UN Global<br />

Compact <strong>and</strong> the Global Governance of CSR 6. The UN Global Comact <strong>and</strong> its Critics<br />

7. Conclusion: What’s Next for the Compact<br />

August <strong>2013</strong>: 234x156: 128pp<br />

Hb: 978-0-415-60441-3: $120.00<br />

Pb: 978-0-415-60442-0: $29.95<br />

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Trade, Poverty, Development<br />

Getting Beyond the WTO’s Doha Deadlock<br />

edited by Rorden Wilkinson <strong>and</strong> James Scott,<br />

both at University of Manchester, UK<br />

This work seeks to look beyond the seemingly endless<br />

deadlock in the WTO’s Doha round of trade negotiations<br />

that began in November 2001 <strong>and</strong> were first scheduled to<br />

conclude by January 1, 2005. As well as offering an incisive<br />

analysis of the ills of the round, with particular attention<br />

directed at the poorest <strong>and</strong> least developed countries, the<br />

book exp<strong>and</strong>s on how the round could be moved forward<br />

elaborating on the Statement on the Doha Development<br />

Agenda that was negotiated in Johannesburg.<br />

August 2012: 216x138: 264pp<br />

Hb: 978-0-415-62449-7: $145.00<br />

Pb: 978-0-415-62450-3: $44.95<br />

eBook: 978-0-203-10214-5<br />

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2ND EDITION<br />

UN Security Council<br />

Practice <strong>and</strong> Promise<br />

UNICEF (United Nations Children’s Fund)<br />

Richard Jolly, Institute of Development Studies, UK<br />

UNICEF is one of the best known organizations of the United Nations system <strong>and</strong> the<br />

oldest of the UN’s development funds. It is also the part of the UN which consistently<br />

receives support from all countries round the world, including the United States. This<br />

book brings out the wider reasons for UNICEF’s success <strong>and</strong> popularity, setting them<br />

in the context of UNICEF’s evolution since 1946 <strong>and</strong> drawing lessons for other<br />

international organizations. This will be of great interest to all scholars of international<br />

organisations, development, human rights <strong>and</strong> the United Nations system.<br />

Selected Contents: Introduction 1. 1946-50 <strong>International</strong> Vision for Children 2. 1950-70<br />

- Children <strong>and</strong> Economic <strong>and</strong> Social Development 3. 1970-80 Basic Needs <strong>and</strong> the Alma<br />

Ata Meeting on Health For All 4. 1980-95 Goals <strong>and</strong> GOBI to the World Summit for<br />

Children 5. 1995-2005 Child Rights, the Girl Child &amp; the Millennium Summit<br />

6. Lessons for the UN 7.Conclusions<br />

September <strong>2013</strong>: 216x138: 176pp<br />

Hb: 978-0-415-49116-7: $125.00<br />

Pb: 978-0-415-49117-4: $27.95<br />

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TEXTBOOK<br />

Peacebuilding<br />

From Concept to Commission<br />

Robert Jenkins, Hunter College, CUNY, <strong>US</strong>A<br />

This book is about the origins <strong>and</strong> evolution of peacebuilding<br />

as a concept, the creation <strong>and</strong> functioning of the UN<br />

Peacebuilding Commission as an institution, <strong>and</strong> the<br />

complicated relationship between these two processes.<br />

Selected Contents: 1. Overview 2. Birth of an Institution:<br />

The UN Peacebuilding Commission 3. Peacebuilding: An Evolving<br />

Concept 4. Peacebuilding in Practice: Debating the Record<br />

5. The Peacebuilding Commission in Action 6. Assessing the<br />

Peacebuilding Commission’s Performance 7. Theoretical<br />

Implications 8. Conclusion <strong>and</strong> the Road Ahead<br />

December 2012: 216x138: 224pp<br />

Hb: 978-0-415-77643-1: $130.00<br />

Pb: 978-0-415-77644-8: $33.95<br />

eBook: 978-0-203-08105-1<br />

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Edward C. Luck, Columbia University, <strong>US</strong>A<br />

Remarkably little has been written about the Council, though it has become one of<br />

the most dynamic, ambitious, <strong>and</strong> controversial institutions in contemporary world<br />

politics. The new edition of this sucessful work has been fully updated to reflect the<br />

current agenda of the Council, including new material on peacebuilding, gender<br />

based <strong>and</strong> sexual violence, <strong>and</strong> the responsiblity to protect, UN Security Council is<br />

essential reading for those with interests in international peace <strong>and</strong> security <strong>and</strong><br />

international politics <strong>and</strong> relations.<br />

August <strong>2013</strong>: 216x138: 208pp<br />

Hb: 978-0-415-78237-1: $125.00<br />

Pb: 978-0-415-78238-8: $29.95<br />

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