Title: Chapter 13 Summary: Barach & Webel (2009): Peace and Conflict Studies

1. From the League of Nations to the United Nations

2. The United Nations’ Basic Structure

 Economic and Social Council

3. Important Organs of the United Nations

4. The United Nations and the States System

5. Attitudes toward the United Nations

From a Peace Point of View

6. Peace-Making Initiatives

7. The Wars between Israel and Arabs

8. Limitations on the United Nation’s Use of Force

9. The Promise of Peace Keeping

10. More Roles of the United States

a) Third-Party Mediation

b) A Prevents Main Power Conflicts

11. Limitations on the Use of Force

12. Sensitivity to State Sovereignty

13. Functionalism

14. De-emphasizing the Responsibility of States

15. Disadvantages of de-emphasizing

16. Regional Organizations

17. Limitations of Regional Organizations

18. Intergovernmental Organizations, Non-governmental Organizations, Multinational Corporations, and World Trade Organization

19. World Government

20. Pre- and Post-Westphalian Worlds

21. A Concept Whose Time Has Come?

22. A Brief History of Plans for a World Government

23. The Early 20th Century

24. The Clark Sohn Plan

25. Advantages and Disadvantages of World Government

a) The Maintenance of Peace

b) The Danger of Oppression

26. The Dream of World Government: A Waste of Time?

27. The Prospects for World Government

28. Commitment to States

29. Examples of Broader Identity

30. The Case of the United States

31. Toward a World Government?

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Barach, D. P., & Webel, C. P. (2009). Peace and conflict studies (2nd ed.). London, England: Sage Publications.