title: After Anarchy: Legitimacy and Power in the United Nations Security Council
author:  Ian Hurd 
description: <b>&quot;Winner of the 2008 Chadwick F. Alger Prize, International Studies Association&quot;</b><br /><br />"Scholars do not fully understand the sources of legitimacy in world affairs or how it shapes and constrains what leaders do, but this book provides important insights by looking closely at one particular site of international authority: the United Nations Security Council."<b>---G. John Ikenberry, <i>Foreign Affairs</i></b><br /><br />"Hurd explores the intricate relationship between legitimacy and authority in world politics through an empirical study of the UN Security Council. He provides readers a most thoughtful discussion of the concept of legitimacy, explaining what it is, what it is not, and how it is exercised in world politics."<b>---J.R. Strand, <i>Choice</i></b><br /><br />"Ian Hurd's new book provides a vital contribution to the discussion with a well-specified model of legitimacy that balances a subjective, psychological definition with a structural account of legitimacy's effects."<b>---C. Cora True-Frost, <i>Political Science Quarterly</i></b><br /><br />"The book succeeds in its main theoretical objective, which is to show how constructivism and rational choice can be complementary. As such, it is essential reading for those who seek a more nuanced understanding of how social facts work in international politics."<b>---Jennifer M. Welsh, <i>International History Review</i></b><br /><br />"[T]his highly sophisticated analysis adds greatly to the literature in this field."<b>---Aidan Hehir, <i>European Legacy</i></b><br /><br />"Ian Hurd has made an important contribution ot the discourse on international relations with his book."<b>---Patrick Kubart, <i>Journal of International Law of Peace and Armed Conflict</i></b><br /><br />"This is an important book on an extremely important topic. In clear and engaging prose, Hurd examines legitimacy's role in shaping politics in a premier political forumthe United Nations Security Council. He shows us how legitimacy works on the ground in UN politics and the ways it has changed both the UN and world affairs. Hurd has a good nose for theoretical puzzles and is both creative and fearless about following through the implications of what he uncovers."<b>Martha Finnemore, author of <i>The Purpose of Intervention</i></b><br /><br />"Ian Hurd's book is informative and insightful, scholarly in its treatment of the subject, and significant in its conclusions. It is the best study that I know of how norms of legitimacy work in international institutions."<b>Michael Doyle, Columbia University</b><br /><br />"Hurd's book is remarkable: concise, crisp, substantively compelling, serene in tone, generous in argument and . . . jargon-free. . . . Strongly recommended both for teaching and for the expansion of personal horizons on these important issues."<b>David M. Malone, author of The <i>International Struggle over Iraq</i></b>
zlib_text: Public Oversight 
  of the Security Sector
  A Handbook for Civil Society Organizations
  CRISIS PREVENTION AND RECOVERY
  
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  Public Oversight
  of the Security Sector
  A Handbook for Civil Society Organizations
  
  Editors
  Eden Cole (DCAF)
  Kerstin Eppert (UNDP)
  Katrin Kinzelbach
  The analysis and policy recommendations expressed in this publication are those of the authors and do
  not necessarily represent those of the United Nations, including UNDP, or their Member States. This pub-
  lication is an independent publication commissioned by UNDP. It is the product of a collaborative effort
  by a team of prominent consultants, advisers and authors.
  Language editing 
  Christopher Grollman
  Photo credits (top to bottom, left to right):
  (1) DCAF- OSCE, Parliament of Armenia workshop
  (2) UNDP Sudan, Rule of Law Programme, Darfur
  (3) UNDP FYR Macedonia, Partnership for Community Safety and Security
  (4) DCAF, Civil society training course
  (5) UNDP El Salvador, Justice and Security Programme
  Layout, design and pri