The “Global Institutions Series” provides cutting-edge books about
many aspects of what we know as “global governance.” It emerges from our
shared frustrations with the state of available knowledge—electronic and
print-wise, for research and teaching—in the area. The series is designed as a
resource for those interested in exploring issues of international organization and global governance. And since the first volumes appeared in 2005,
we have taken significant strides toward filling conceptual gaps.
The series consists of three related “streams” distinguished by their blue,
red, and green covers. The blue volumes, comprising the majority of the
books in the series, provide user-friendly and short (usually no more than
50,000 words) but authoritative guides to major global and regional
organizations, as well as key issues in the global governance of security,
the environment, human rights, poverty, and humanitarian action
among others. The books with red covers are designed to present original
research and serve as extended and more specialized treatments of issues
pertinent for advancing understanding about global governance. And the
volumes with green covers—the most recent departure in the series—are
comprehensive and accessible accounts of the major theoretical approaches
to global governance and international organization.
The books in each of the streams are written by experts in the field,
ranging from the most senior and respected authors to first-rate scholars at the beginning of their careers. In combination, the three components of the series—blue, red, and green—serve as key resources for
faculty, students, and practitioners alike. The works in the blue and
green streams have value as core and complementary readings in
courses on, among other things, international organization, global
governance, international law, international relations, and international
political economy; the red volumes allow further reflection and investigation
in these and related areas.