Politics and process at the United Nations : the global dance /
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Boulder, Colo. :
Lynne Rienner,
c2006
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Table of Contents:
- 1. Introduction to the global dance. The nature of parliamentary diplomacy : an analogy
- Understanding UN processes : where do we start?
- Understanding UN processes : the plan of the book
- Pt. 1: Members of the troupe : actors at the United Nations
- 2. Member states and delegates. State roles at the United Nations
- Permanent missions and delegations
- Personal attributes and delegate autonomy
- 3. Groups and blocs. The role of groups at the United Nations
- Types of groups and voting blocs
- Electoral groups
- Common interest groups
- Negotiating groups
- 4. The Secretariat and the Secretary-General. The development of the international civil service
- The Secretary-General
- The Secretariat
- 5. Civil society and the private sector. Nongovernmental organizations
- Multinational corporations
- Mechanisms of participation and influence
- Pt. 2. Movements of the dance : procedures and processes
- 6. Formal arenas : the structures of decisionmaking. Five formal arenas of decisionmaking
- The General Assembly
- The Security Council
- Other formal arenas : ECOSOC, the specialized agencies, and global conferences
- 7. Decision rules and parliamentary procedures. The consideration of proposals
- Managing debate through leadership
- Making decisions through voting
- 8. Informal networking : the personal side. The scope and nature of informal contacts
- Informal consultations in the Security Council
- 9. Strategies of influence : positional, personal, and procedural. Strategies based on positional power
- Strategies based on personal attributes
- Strategies based on procedural manipulation
- Pt. 3. Implications of the dance. 10. The United Nations and state compliance. Evaluating the United Nations
- Considering state compliance
- Does the process Itself Matter?