Dr. Michaela Hordijk is Senior Lecturer in International Development Studies at the Amsterdam Institute for Metropolitan and International Development Studies at the University of Amsterdam.
2007 0-7734-5305-9 The various scholarly contributions which make up this volume combine a history of the development of the United Nations with a discussion of some of the most pertinent issues on the international agenda: terrorism, peacekeeping, human rights, and the Millennium Development Goals. This study will appeal to those interested in a comprehensive understanding of the organizational flaws and potential of the United Nations in the twenty-first century.