TY - BOOK AU - Oestreich, Joel E. TI - International organizations as self-directed actors: a framework for analysis T2 - Global Institutions SN - 978-0-415-78291-3 U1 - D341.2 PY - 2012/// CY - New York PB - Routledge KW - Organización internacional KW - ARMARC 2.0 en línea N1 - Includes bibliographical references and index N2 - This exciting new text illustrates and advances the argument that International Organizations (IOs) need to be taken seriously as actors in world affairs. Bringing together an international line-up of distinguished contributors, the text examines recent theories that suggest how IOs are able to set their own policies and implement them in meaningful ways. The chapters review these theoretical positions and then present a series of case studies which focus on how these theories play out when IOs are charged with solving global problems: including development, peacekeeping and environm UR - https://puce.odilo.us/info/international-organizations-as-self-directed-actors-a-framework-for-analysis-03355064 ER -