Multilateralism and the United Nations Security Council

This edited volume aims to address the gaps in research on the United Nations (UN)'s participation in intergovernmental relationships by delving into the working mechanisms of the United Nations Security Council (UNSC). The book offers a novel overview of the voting procedures of the UNSC and related outcomes in practice; most significantly, it examines members' voting behaviour, veto power, power dynamics, and diplomatic means of sponsoring resolutions and forming coalitions in the Council. It also analyses the role of small, emerging, and regional powers inside the UNSC, alongside their trajectory into the power dynamics of this UN body. It assesses the intertwined relationship between the UN and the European Union (EU). Each chapter demonstrates the challenges and the workings of multilateralism in one of the most significant organisations for global cooperation.

Chapter 1: Introduction: Challenges to Multilateralism and the United Nations Security Council. - Part 1: Voting Behaviour and Co-Sponsorship in the UNSC. - Chapter 2: Coalitions, Peace Missions, and UNSC Decision-Making. - Chapter 3: Coalition Formation and Co-Sponsorship in the United Nations Security Council. - Chapter 4: Multilateral Cooperation and Great Power Rivalry in the UNSC. - Chapter 5: A Crystal Ball for Great Power Plays? Predicting Council Vetoes Through Machine Learning. - Part 2: Multilateralism: Regional Actors, United Nations Agencies, and Member States. - Chapter 6: The Small and Regional Powers Claim for Agency: A Strategic Usage of Non-Traditional Threats Through Arria Meetings. - Chapter 7: Small and Emerging Powers in UNSC Decision-Making. - Chapter 8: Multilateralism in Action: The European Union' s Engagement in the United Nations Security Council. - Chapter 9: EU Member States in the Elected 10: Voting and Co-Sponsorship in the UNSC. - Chapter 10: NextGenerationEU and the UN Sustainable Development Goals. - Chapter 11: Conclusion: The UNSC, Multilateralism and Patterns of Global Governance.