In autumn 2012 ACUNS launched a project publishing online, peer-reviewed, book reviews on books relating to the study of the United Nations, international organization(s) and related topics in global governance. For a current list of titles please see our Books Available for Review page. If you have any questions about the book reviews please contact the editor at [email protected]
Review of “Timor-Leste: The History and Development of Asia’s Newest Nation”
Abraham Joseph and Takako Hamaguchi, Timor-Leste; The History and Development of Asia’s Newest Nation, (London: Rowman & Littlefield International, 2014), 189 pp. Reviewed by: […]
Review of “Law and Practice of the United Nations: Documents and Commentary”
Simon Chesterman, Ian Johnstone and David M. Malone, Law and Practice of the United Nations: Documents and Commentary, Second Edition, (New York: Oxford University Press, […]
Review of: “Disease Diplomacy: International Norms and Global Health Security”
Sara E. Davies Adam Kamradt-Scott, and Simon Rushton. Disease Diplomacy: International Norms and Global Health Security. (Baltimore: John Hopkins University Press, 2015), 179 pp. Reviewed […]
Review of: “Security in the Anthropocene Reflections on Safety and Care”
Cameron Harrington and Clifford Shearing, Security in the Anthropocene Reflections on Safety and Care, (Bielefeld: Transcript, 2017), 220 pp. Reviewed by: Simon Dalby (Balsillie School of International […]
Review of: “The United Nations, Peace and Security: From Collective Security to the Responsibility to Protect”
Ramesh Thakur, The United Nations, Peace and Security: From Collective Security to the Responsibility to Protect, 2nd edition (United Kingdom: Cambridge University Press, 2016), 444 pp. Reviewed […]
Review of: “Norm Diffusion and HIV/AIDS Governance in Putin’s Russia and Mbeki’s South Africa”
Vlad Kravtsov, Norm Diffusion and HIV/AIDS Governance in Putin’s Russia and Mbeki’s South Africa (London: The University of Georgia Press, 2015), pp. 259. Reviewed by: Alla Baranovsky (Harvard […]
Review of: “Women, Insecurity and Violence in a Post-9/11 World”
Bronwyn Winter, “Women, Insecurity and Violence in a Post-9/11 World” (New York: Syracuse University Press, 2017), pp. 389. Reviewed by: Tishya Khillare (School of International […]
Review of: “US Politics and the United Nations: A Tale of Dysfunctional Dynamics”
Alynna J. Lyon. US Politics and the United Nations: A Tale of Dysfunctional Dynamics (Boulder, CO: Lynne Rienner Publishers, 2016), 251 pp. Reviewed by: Luciana R. […]
Review Of “Nepal in Transition From People’s War to Fragile Peace”
Sebastian Von Einsiedel, David M. Malone & Suman Pardhan, Nepal in Transition From People’s War to Fragile Peace (Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2012), pp. 398. […]
Review of: “The United Nations as a Knowledge System”
Nanette Svenson. The United Nations as a Knowledge System (London: Routledge, 2015), pp 240. Reviewed by: Kai Chen (School of International Relations, Xiamen University) The […]