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International Organizations: Politics, Law, Practice Paperback – 7 November 2013

by Ian Hurd (Author)
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This leading undergraduate textbook now covers international relations theory in more depth and includes new material on NATO and the EU, while its case studies have been updated throughout. Unlike other textbooks in the field, it takes readers behind the scenes of the world's most important international organizations (IOs), inviting them to ask: What are the legal obligations that give IOs international power? How do IOs ensure compliance from their members? And how do they enforce their rules? International Organizations explores these questions through in-depth, chapter-length case studies of the world's key international organizations, allowing students to connect essential IO theory with the law, practice and philosophy of the leading IOs, including the World Trade Organization, the International Monetary Fund and the European Union. Concise and engagingly written and with end-of-chapter questions, legal appendices and suggestions for further reading, this is core reading for any course on international institutions.
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  1. ISBN-10
    1107612616
  2. ISBN-13
    978-1107612617
  3. Edition
    2
  4. Publisher
    Cambridge University Press
  5. Publication date
    7 November 2013
  6. Language
    English
  7. Dimensions
    17.15 x 1.91 x 24.13 cm
  8. Print length
    303 pages
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This updated introductory textbook explores law, compliance and enforcement through chapter-length case studies of the world's most important international organizations.

About the Author

Ian Hurd is Associate Professor of Political Science at Northwestern University. He is a leading scholar of international law and international relations and has won awards for his research and teaching, including the Chadwick Alger Prize for After Anarchy: Legitimacy and Power in the UN Security Council and the Barry Farrell Award at Northwestern University for teaching excellence. He is the co-editor of The Oxford Handbook of International Organizations as well as The UN Security Council and the Politics of International Authority.

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  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Cambridge University Press; 2 edition (7 November 2013)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Paperback ‏ : ‎ 303 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1107612616
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1107612617
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 17.15 x 1.91 x 24.13 cm
  • Customer Reviews:
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Ian Hurd

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Dr. Ian Hurd is Professor of Political Science at Northwestern University in Evanston, Illinois, and Director of the Weinberg College Center for International and Area Studies. He writes about international politics and law. He is the author of the popular textbook International Organizations: Politics, Law, Practice (2017) which introduces the main international organizations and covers both international law and international relations.

His most recent book is How to Do Things with International Law (2017). His book After Anarchy: Legitimacy and Power in the UN Security Council won the Chadwick Alger prize from the International Studies Association and the Myres McDougal prize of the Policy Sciences Society in 2008. He is also an editor of the Oxford Handbook of International Organizations.

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Erica Munoz-Fitch
5.0 out of 5 stars Good book, overall
Reviewed in the United States on 28 November 2015
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Book got here very, very quickly! That was important for this textbook. It had a few too many markings for me, but I knew it was coming that way. Good book, overall!
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Anno Domini
2.0 out of 5 stars Good as an informative book for intro
Reviewed in the United States on 28 January 2015
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Good as an informative book for intro. The author has written this text in the way one would write with a vast understanding of the subject matter. This type of writing, which is not simplified, makes it hard to digest the concepts from one sentence to the next. I have had to go back and re-read paragraphs or pages just to get the gist of the concepts since so much information is packed into it. Great intro material wise, but not the best book I have ever read as an into text to a non-intro class. The case studies make things a bit clearer, but still, I recommend against buying unless it is an assigned read.
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3.0 out of 5 stars Three Stars
Reviewed in the United States on 7 September 2015
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Good for an introduction to the topic and basic guidance, bad as a book for a non-intro class.
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Great book!
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steve
2.0 out of 5 stars A lot of the pages were stuck together like it had glue or food or something while being ...
Reviewed in the United States on 3 April 2015
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A lot of the pages were stuck together like it had glue or food or something while being used. Not in the best condition like it was advertised to be.
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