Introduction / Paul F. Diehl and Brian Frederking -- Overview. Identifying formal intergovernmental organizations / Thomas J. Volgy, Elizabeth Fausett, Keith A. Grant, and Stuart Rodgers -- Why states act through formal international organizations / Kenneth W. Abbott and Duncan Snidal -- Decisionmaking. Introduction to part 2 / Paul F. Diehl and Brian Frederking -- The role of the UN Secretary-General : the power of persuasion based on law / Ian Johnstone -- Myths of membership : the politics of legitimation in UN Security Council reform / Ian Hurd -- Financing UN peacekeeping : a review and assessment of proposals / Paul F. Diehl and Elijah PharaohKhan -- Peace and security affairs. Introduction to part 3 / Paul F. Diehl and Brian Frederking -- International peacekeeping : the UN versus regional organizations / Peter Wallensteen and Birger Heldt -- The responsibility to protect and the problem of military intervention / Alex J. Bellamy -- NATO's international security role in the terrorist era / Renee de Nevers -- Economic issues. Introduction to part 4 / Brian Frederking and Paul F. Diehl -- Is WTO dispute settlement effective? / Keisuke Iida -- The case of the World Trade Organization / John H. Jackson -- The International Monetary System : diffusion and ambiguity / Benjamin J. Cohen -- Social and humanitarian issues. Introduction to part 5 / Brian Frederking and Paul F. Diehl -- New rights advocacy in a global public domain / Paul Nelson and Ellen Dorsey -- The cost of shame : international organizations and foreign aid in the punishing of human rights violators / James H. Lebovic and Erik Voeten -- Global governance and public health security in the 21st century / Thomas E. Novotny -- The punishment and prevention of genocide : the International Criminal Court as a benchmark of progress and need / Christine H. Chung -- The role of the International Criminal Court in enforcing international criminal law / Philippe Kirsch -- International organizations and the future. Introduction to part 6 / Paul F. Diehl and Brian Frederking -- Reforming the United Nations : lessons from a history of progress / Edward C. Luck -- The resurgent idea of world government / Campbell Craig