Terrorism and the UN: Before and After September 11 Contributor(s): Boulden, Jane (Editor), Weiss, Thomas G. (Editor) |
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ISBN: 0253216621 ISBN-13: 9780253216625 Publisher: Indiana University Press OUR PRICE: $23.70 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: March 2004 Annotation: An up-to-date assessment of the UN's changing role in the international war on terrorism. |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Political Science | International Relations - Diplomacy - Political Science | Security (national & International) - Political Science | Terrorism |
Dewey: 345.02 |
LCCN: 2003020232 |
Physical Information: 0.63" H x 6.32" W x 9.34" (0.86 lbs) 256 pages |
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Publisher Description: How has the United Nations dealt with the question of terrorism before and after September 11? What does it mean that the UN itself has become a target of terrorism? Terrorism and the UN analyzes how the UN's role in dealing with terrorism has been shaped over the years by the international system, and how events such as September 11 and the American intervention in Iraq have reoriented its approach to terrorism. The first half of the book addresses the international context. Chapters in this part consider the impact of September 11 on the UN's concern for the rights and security of states relative to those of individuals, as well as the changing attitudes of various Western powers toward multilateral vs. unilateral approaches to international problems. The second half of the book focuses more closely on the UN, its values, mechanisms, and history and its future role in preventing and reacting to terrorism. The Security Council's position on and reactions to terrorist activities are contrasted with the General Assembly's approach to these issues. What role the UN might play in suppressing the political economy of terrorism is considered. A concluding chapter looks at broader, more proactive strategies for addressing the root causes of terrorism, with an emphasis on social justice as a key to conflict prevention, a primary concern of the UN, particularly the General Assembly, before September 11. Contributors are Jane Boulden, Chantal de Jonge Oudraat (Georgetown University), Edward C. Luck (Columbia University), S. Neil MacFarlane (University of Oxford), Rama Mani (Geneva Centre for Security Policy), M. J. Peterson (University of Massachusetts, Amherst), Nico Schrijver (Vrije Universiteit, Amsterdam), M nica Serrano (Colegio de M xico and University of Oxford), Thierry Tardy (Geneva Centre for Security Policy), Karin von Hippel (King's College, London), and Thomas G. Weiss. |