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Overview
Drawing on interviews with dozens of staffers from IGOs, Joel Oestreich creates a gripping narrative of the inner workings of three UN-related IGOs: the UN Children's Fund (UNICEF), the World Bank, and the World Health Organization (WHO). In each study he describes how the organization first became interested in human rights standards, how these standards were adopted as a priority, how the organization defined rights in the context of their work, and what a rights-based approach has meant in practice. The book argues that IGOs ought to be seen as capable of meaningful agency in international politics, and describes the nature of that agency. It concludes with an examination of these organizations and their ethical responsibilities as actors on the world stage.About the Author:
Joel E. Oestreich is an assistant professor of political science at Drexel University
Synopsis
Drawing on interviews with dozens of staffers from IGOs, Joel Oestreich creates a gripping narrative of the inner workings of three UN-related IGOs: the UN Children's Fund (UNICEF), the World Bank, and the World Health Organization (WHO). In each study he describes how the organization first became interested in human rights standards, how these standards were adopted as a priority, how the organization defined rights in the context of their work, and what a rights-based approach has meant in practice. The book argues that IGOs ought to be seen as capable of meaningful agency in international politics, and describes the nature of that agency. It concludes with an examination of these organizations and their ethical responsibilities as actors on the world stage.
About the Author:
Joel E. Oestreich is an assistant professor of political science at Drexel University