Does the UN Model Still Work? Challenges and Prospects for the Future of Multilateralism

Kim Fontaine-Skronski, Ph.D. (2017), Université Laval (Canada) is Executive Director of the International Political Science Association (IPSA) and Affiliated Assistant Professor at Concordia University. In 2015, she co-edited a book on the structural changes of global governance in the 21st century. She served as a board member on the United Nations Association in Canada (UNAC) Greater Montreal branch (2016-2022). Valériane Thool, Ph.D. student, Université du Québec à Montréal (Canada), is Lecturer in International Law at Université de Sherbrooke. In 2022, she co-authored a chapter on The European carbon border adjustment mechanism: Does it pass the test of the WTO law? Involved in the internationalist community, she has judged several international law moot court competitions and is a board member of the Francophone Network of International Law. Norbert Eschborn, Ph.D. (1993), Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz (Germany), is Director of the Konrad Adenauer Foundation (KAS) in Canada since 2019. His publications include articles and books on development strategies of ASEAN countries, EU-ASEAN relations, and the political and legal reform processes in Thailand and Indonesia. He began his career as a journalist and later became a researcher at the Institute of Political Science of the Johannes Gutenberg University (Germany).

• ContentsAcknowledgments IXList of Figures and Tables XAbbreviations XINotes on ContributorsVIntroductionPart 1: Special Contribution1 Post-Bipolar Challenges to MultilateralismBertrand BadiePart 2: Global Governance, New Actors and Challenges to Multilateralism2 Is Classic Multilateralism Outdated? The Case of the UNMarcello Scarone3 Geopolitical Shifts: Issues and Challenges for the Arctic RegionLutz Feldt4 New Multilateralism: The United Nations and Governance in the Era of Nonstate ActorsElizabeth A. Bloodgood5 Inclusive Multilateralism: Cities Take a Seat at the TableHenri-Paul NormandinPart 3: Threats to Democracy Undermining the Multilateral System6 Democratic Erosion and Multilateralism:When Authoritarian Leaders Challenge the Liberal International OrderMarianne KneuerPart 4: International Multilateral Trade Governance7 Multilateralism, Interdependence and GlobalizationMichèle Rioux8 The Gradual and Uneven Consolidation of an International Investment Protection Regime Decoupled from Multilateral Economic OrganizationsMaría Teresa Gutiérrez Haces9 Reframing the International Trade and Investment Framework to Meet the Challenges of the 21st CenturyMehdi AbbasPart 5: Environmental Governance and the Climate Challenge10 A New Climate Club Is the Best Way to Reduce Global Emissions of Greenhouse GasesGuy Saint-Jacques11 Biodiversity Loss Under the Lens of Multilateralism: An Environmental Governance and International Law PerspectiveValériane Thool12 Fostering Sustainable Economic Growth, Transformation and Promotion of Responsible Consumption and Production: The Subnational Government’s Role in Contributions to MultilateralismPatrícia Iglecias13 Challenges for the Coming Years: Learning Regional Lessons on Environmental Protection and Achieving the Participation of Indigenous Peoples in the United Nations SystemWalter Arévalo-RamírezHuman Rights and Migration Governance14 Migrants’ Protection and Assistance in the Face of a Changing World: Taking Stock of the Challenges and ResponsesEmnet B. Gebre15 What UNRWA Tells Us About Refugees and the United NationsYasmeen Abu-Laban16 The Value of Re-socializing Boys and Men for Positive Gender Relations to Curb Gender-Based Violence and Femicide in South AfricaChristopher IsikeSpecial Contribution17 The UN at 75: A Political Declarationand a Global ConversationCecilia CannonIndex