C1 Refereed scientific book
The Political Language of Multilateralism in the United Nations
Authors: Kronlund, Anna; Häkkinen, Teemu; Adiputri, Ratih D.
Edition: 1st Edition
Publisher: Routledge
Publication year: 2026
Series title: Global Institutions
ISBN: 978-1-032-76284-5
eISBN: 978-1-003-53251-4
DOI: https://doi.org/10.4324/9781003532514
Publication's open availability at the time of reporting: Open Access
Publication channel's open availability : Partially Open Access publication channel
Web address : https://doi.org/10.4324/9781003532514
Abstract
This book explores the political language of multilateralism in the context of three United Nations (UN) pillars: human rights, peace and security, and development. Focusing on the debates, ideas, and practices of international cooperation that have dominated the UN agenda since the early 1990s, it shows how a conceptual understanding of multilateralism could help strengthen the international community to face uncertainty and crises. The authors analyze the language of multilateralism as employed when the UN handles cases of transnational challenges and seeks to establish an international response and argue that conceptual politics of multilateralism taking place in the UN concerning key contemporary challenges illustrate a lack of shared understanding of multilateralism but also a broad interest to promote alternatives for multilateral cooperation as an activity. Case studies illustrate the politics of multilateralism as an analytical concept and trace the practices, debates, and related concepts such as sovereignty, legitimacy, and authority. This volume will appeal to scholars of political theory, international organizations, global governance, and international relations, as well as practitioners at think tanks and international organizations
This book explores the political language of multilateralism in the context of three United Nations (UN) pillars: human rights, peace and security, and development. Focusing on the debates, ideas, and practices of international cooperation that have dominated the UN agenda since the early 1990s, it shows how a conceptual understanding of multilateralism could help strengthen the international community to face uncertainty and crises. The authors analyze the language of multilateralism as employed when the UN handles cases of transnational challenges and seeks to establish an international response and argue that conceptual politics of multilateralism taking place in the UN concerning key contemporary challenges illustrate a lack of shared understanding of multilateralism but also a broad interest to promote alternatives for multilateral cooperation as an activity. Case studies illustrate the politics of multilateralism as an analytical concept and trace the practices, debates, and related concepts such as sovereignty, legitimacy, and authority. This volume will appeal to scholars of political theory, international organizations, global governance, and international relations, as well as practitioners at think tanks and international organizations
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