Quest for Power in the UNSC

The Campaigns and Selection of Non-permanent Members

Inbunden, Engelska, 2023

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The elections of nonpermanent members to the Security Council have become an increasingly competitive political and diplomatic game. Why do states assign to the lengthy, expensive, and difficult commitment that a Security Council candidature entails? What do they want to achieve and why are some states more successful in their endevour? This book establishes that the electoral results over time contribute to a stratified order between states and associate a term in the Council with multiple power enhancing benefits. It explores, especially, the significance of the campaigns carried out by competing candidates for the outcome of the UNSC elections. Contributors are: Anna María Eggertsdóttir, Jóna Sólveig Elínardóttir, Fredrik Dybfest Hjorthen, Touko Piiparinen, Tarja Seppä, Anni Tervo and Baldur Thorhallsson “The Quest for Power in the UNSC: The Campaigns and Selection of Non-permanent Members is now available in paperback for individual customers.

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Utgivningsdatum2023-11-10
Mått155 x 235 x 20 mm
Vikt517 g
FormatInbunden
SpråkEngelska
SerieDiplomatic Studies
Antal sidor232
FörlagBrill
ISBN9789004686885

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Ann-Marie Ekengren, Ph.D (1999), University of Gothenburg, is a Professor in Political Studies. She has published several monographs and articles on foreign policy decision-making, including The Mediatization of Foreign Policy, Political Decisionmaking and Humanitarian Intervention (Palgrave, 2017).Ulrika Möller, Ph.D (2007), University of Gothenburg, is an Associate Professor in Political Studies. Her research interests include Security Council candidatures and memberships, Nordic state’s foreign- and security policy, and multilateral diplomacy for nuclear non-proliferation and disarmament.

AcknowledgmentsList of Figures and TablesNotes on Contributors1 The Candidates for a Nonpermanent Seat in the Security Council: Who, Why and How?Ann-Marie Ekengren and Ulrika Möller2 Competing for an Elected Seat on the Security Council: Who, Why and How?Ann-Marie Ekengren and Ulrika Möller3 Candidatures and Terms: Detecting Winner and LosersUlrika Möller and Ann-Marie Ekengren 4 Why do States want a Seat on the unsc? Expectations between Different Types of StatesAnn-Marie Ekengren, Fredrik D. Hjorthen and Ulrika Möller5 Candidature Decisions: Six In-depth ExaminationsAnn-Marie Ekengren, Ulrika Möller, Touko Piiparinen, Tarja Seppä, Anni Tervo, Baldur Thorhallsson, Jóna Sólveig Elínardóttir and Anna M. Eggertsdóttir6 Competing Small Powers: Austria versus Iceland on the unscBaldur Thorhallsson, Jóna Sólveig Elínardóttir and Anna M. Eggertsdóttir7 Greater than Its Size? Comparing Finland’s and Luxembourg’s Campaigns to the Security CouncilTouko Piiparinen, Tarja Seppä and Anni Tervo8 Election 2016: Sweden and the Kingdom of the NetherlandsAnn-Marie Ekengren and Ulrika Möller9 Results, Conclusions, and ReflectionsAnn-Marie Ekengren and Ulrika MöllerIndex