Group politics in UN multilateralism / / edited by Karen E. Smith and Katie Verlin Laatikainen.

• Superior document: Diplomatic studies, ; Volume 16
• Author: Brill Academic Publishers.
• TeilnehmendeR: Laatikainen, Katie Verlin, 1965-; Smith, Karen Elizabeth,; Brill Academic Publishers.
• Place / Publishing House: Leiden ;, Boston : : Brill Nijhoff,, [2020]; ©2020
• Year of Publication: 2020
• Language: English
• Series: Diplomatic studies ; Volume 16.
• Physical Description: 1 online resource.
• Notes: "Originally published, in part, as Volume 12, Number 2-3 (2017) of Brill's journal The Hague Journal of Diplomacy"--Title page verso.

Group Politics in UN Multilateralism provides a new perspective on diplomacy and negotiations at the United Nations. Very few states ‘act individually’ at the UN; instead they often work within groups such as the Africa Group, the European Union or the Arab League. States use groups to put forward p...

Table of Contents

• Part 1. Introduction to Group Politics. Introduction: Group politics in UN multilateralism / Katie Verlin Laatikainen and Karen E. Smith
• Group politics at the UN: Conceptual considerations / Katie Verlin Laatikainen
• Part 2. Regional and Political Groups in UN Diplomacy. The European Union / Karen E. Smith
• Latin American cooperation at the United Nations: Exploring the role of GRULAC, CARICOM and ALBA / Andrea Ribeiro Hoffmann
• The African Union in the United Nations / Nandi Makubalo, Madeleine O. Hosli, and Michaël Lantmeeters
• The Organization of Islamic Cooperation and the Arab League / Elisabeth Johansson-Nogues
• ASEAN as an actor in the United Nations: How cohesive is it? / Jurgen Ruland
• The Alliance of Small Island States at the UN: The promise and pitfalls of single issue groups in multilateral negotiations / Katie Laatikainen
• Part 3. Group Politics in UN Multilateral Diplomacy. Gender equality and sexual orientation discrimination / Karen E. Smith
• Group dynamics and interplay in UN disarmament forums / Megan Dee
• Negotiating the responsibility to protect in the UN system / Alex Bellamy
• Discussing global health and access to medicines in the UN system: The case of the Union of South American Nations (UNASUR) / Andrea Ribeiro Hoffmann and Jana Tabak
• Negotiating the sustainable development goals / Mary Farrell
• Group interaction in the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change / Lisanne Groen
• Group politics and the question of Palestinian recognition in the UN system / Elisabeth Johansson Nogues
• Conclusion: "The Only Sin at the UN is Being Isolated" / Katie Verlin Laatikainen and Karen E. Smith.