A2 Review article, Literature review, Systematic review
YK:n legitimiteetti yleiskokouksen kautta tarkasteltuna (2022)
Legitimacy of the United Nations and the UN General Assembly

Kronlund, A. (2022). YK:n legitimiteetti yleiskokouksen kautta tarkasteltuna. Kosmopolis, 52(3), 65-77. https://journal.fi/kosmopolis/article/view/119998

JYU authors or editors

Kronlund, Anna

Publication details

All authors or editors: Kronlund, Anna

Journal or series: Kosmopolis

ISSN: 1236-1372

eISSN: 2814-5070

Publication year: 2022

Publication date: 19/10/2022

Volume: 52

Issue number: 3

Pages range: 65-77

Publisher: Suomen rauhantutkimusyhdistys ry

Publication country: Finland

Publication language: Finnish

Persistent website address: https://journal.fi/kosmopolis/article/view/119998

Publication open access: Openly available

Publication channel open access: Open Access channel

Publication is parallel published (JYX): https://jyx.jyu.fi/handle/123456789/83745

Additional information: Katsausartikkelit

Abstract

Legitimacy is among the key concepts in the study of international organizations such as the United Nations (UN). Legitimacy is closely linked to the idea of multilateralism and how committed states are to multilateralism and international cooperation. Much of the existing literature has concentrated on normative and empirical aspects of legitimacy. This article examines legitimacy of the UN by focusing especially to the UN General Assembly and its mandate, which is often left aside in the UN literature. The main interests is to analyze how efforts to reform the UN General Assembly are interlinked with the overall discussion on UN’s legitimacy.

Keywords: international politics; international system; international cooperation; multilateralism; international organisations; power (societal objects); legitimacy; political theory; political history; recent history