Targeted sanctions : the impacts and effectiveness of United Nations action /

"International sanctions have become the instrument of choice for policymakers dealing with a variety of different challenges to international peace and security. This is the first comprehensive and systematic analysis of all the targeted sanctions regimes imposed by the United Nations since th...

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Group Author: Biersteker, Thomas J. (Editor); Eckert, Sue E. (Editor); Tourinho, Marcos (Editor)
Published: Cambridge University Press,
Publisher Address: Cambridge, United Kingdom :
Publication Dates: 2016.
Literature type: Book
Language: English
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Summary: "International sanctions have become the instrument of choice for policymakers dealing with a variety of different challenges to international peace and security. This is the first comprehensive and systematic analysis of all the targeted sanctions regimes imposed by the United Nations since the end of the Cold War. Drawing on the collaboration of more than fifty scholars and policy practitioners from across the globe (the Targeted Sanctions Consortium), the book analyses two new databases, one qualitative and one quantitative, to assess the different purposes of UN targeted sanctions, the Security Council dynamics behind their design, the relationship of sanctions with other policy instruments, implementation challenges, diverse impacts, unintended consequences, policy effectiveness, and institutional learning within the UN"--
Carrier Form: xv, 405 pages : illustrations, forms ; 23 cm
Bibliography: Includes bibliographical references (pages 389-397) and index.
ISBN: 9781107593091 (paperback) :
1107593093 (paperback)
9781107134218 (hardback)
1107134218 (hardback)
Index Number: KZ6373
CLC: D994
Call Number: D994/T185
Contents: Introduction /
Thinking about United Nations targeted sanctions /
The purposes of targeted sanctions /
Security council dynamics and sanctions design /
United Nations targeted sanctions and other policy tools: diplomacy, legal, use of force /
The relationship between United Nations sanctions and regional sanctions regimes /
Coordination of United Nations sanctions with other actors and instruments /
Implementation of United Nations targeted sanctions /
The impacts of United Nations targeted sanctions /
The unintended consequences of United Nations targeted sanctions /
The effectiveness of United Nations targeted sanctions /
Institutional learning in targeting sanctions /
Conclusion /