The politicization of international security institutions: the UN Security Council and NGOs

Abstract: "This paper examines the politicization of the United Nations Security Council (SC) and seeks to explore the causes and effects of this process. I will first demonstrate that the SC has expanded both its scope and authority after the end of the Cold War. With the SC becoming more powerful I then consider whether the Council has become the target of politicization and has met with criticism and resistance. I find that there is an on-going, observable process of politicization although the SC is significantly less contested than a number of other international organizations. Regarding the possible effects of politicization, the paper examines whether and to what extent the Security Council has adapted its institutional design. I find that the Council has - hesitantly - opened up to civil society actors, although interaction with NGOs is limited to an informal consultation process coupled with broad discretionary power of the SC's Permanent Members. In the concluding part of the paper

Object Details

• Alternative title: Die Politisierung internationaler Sicherheitsinstitutionen: der UN-Sicherheitsrat und NGOs
• Location: Deutsche Nationalbibliothek Frankfurt am Main
• Extent: Online-Ressource, 25 S.
• Language: Englisch
• Notes: Veröffentlichungsversion

References and Relationships

• Bibliographic citation: Discussion Papers / Wissenschaftszentrum Berlin für Sozialforschung, Forschungsschwerpunkt Zivilgesellschaft, Konflikte und Demokratie, Abteilung Transnationale Konflikte und Internationale Institutionen ; Bd. 2008-305

Classification and Topics

• Classification: Politik
• Keyword: Internationale Sicherheit ; Internationale Organisation ; Politischer Wandel ; Politische Partizipation ; Nichtregierungsorganisation ; Welt ; Kollektive Sicherheit ; Sicherheitspolitik ; Internationale Organisation ; Politischer Wandel ; Politische Beteiligung ; Nichtstaatliche Organisation

Contributors, Places and Time

• Event: Veröffentlichung
• (where): Berlin
• (when): 2008
• Creator: Binder, Martin
• Contributor: Wissenschaftszentrum Berlin für Sozialforschung gGmbH

Further information

• URN: urn:nbn:de:0168-ssoar-197210
• Rights: Open Access unbekannt; Open Access; Der Zugriff auf das Objekt ist unbeschränkt möglich.
• Last update: 25.03.2025, 1:43 PM CET