Global Governance

Shemirani provides a systematic methodology for the study of Sovereign Wealth Funds (SWFs) over their life span. She emphasizes the need for a paradigm shift in our approach towards the study of state capitalism with specific reference to the world's four largest SWFs as well as offering insights in..

This book offers a secular (i.e., historical) study of state failure, underdevelopment and foreign intervention in light of the Haitian experience with all three, examining the role of national and transnational institutions in the plenitude of their promises and shortcomings...

Why do some states resist entering into international treaty regimes while others demonstrate eagerness to participate? Drawing on United Nations treaty ratification data from three different issue areas - arms control, environment and human rights - this volume focuses on the United States and Chin..

Why do some states resist entering into international treaty regimes while others demonstrate eagerness to participate? Drawing on United Nations treaty ratification data from three different issue areas - arms control, environment and human rights - this volume focuses on the United States and Chin..

Staying Together..

Today, the debate on world order is intense. As is always the case in times of transition, the global restructuring of international affairs is generating a deep reflection on how the world is, and how it should be reorganized. In this pluralist and changing context, a number of different narratives..

This edited volume is about how we can approach methodologically the agency of being governed. It includes contributions by both junior and senior scholars who grapple with the rewards and difficulties of conducting grounded research about the agency of being governed from a governmentality/biopolit..

Surviving Global Change?..

Sustainability, Civil Society and International Governance..

The African State and the AIDS Crisis..

How do non-state actors matter in international relations? This volume recognizes and examines three types of non-state actor: non-governmental organizations (NGOs), intergovernmental organizations (IGOs) and transnational corporations. It illustrates how they play roles alongside nation-states and ..

This multinational volume of original contributed papers simultaneously provides an overview of the state of current global health scholarship, reflects the multidisciplinary nature of the field, and highlights the most significant issues for research and policy...