Table of Contents

Introduction Sue Eckert, Thomas J. Biersteker and Marcos Tourinho; 1. Thinking about United Nations targeted sanctions Thomas J. Biersteker, Marcos Tourinho and Sue Eckert; 2. The purposes of targeted sanctions Francesco Giumelli; 3. Security council dynamics and sanctions design Michael Brzoska and George A. Lopez; 4. United Nations targeted sanctions and other policy tools: diplomacy, legal, use of force Paul Bentall; 5. The relationship between United Nations sanctions and regional sanctions regimes Andrea Charron and Clara Portela; 6. Coordination of United Nations sanctions with other actors and instruments Alix Boucher and Caty Clement; 7. Implementation of United Nations targeted sanctions Enrico Carisch and Loraine Rickard-Martin; 8. The impacts of United Nations targeted sanctions Kimberly Ann Elliott; 9. The unintended consequences of United Nations targeted sanctions Mikael Eriksson; 10. The effectiveness of United Nations targeted sanctions Thomas J. Biersteker, Marcos Tourinho and Sue Eckert; 11. Institutional learning in targeting sanctions Peter Wallensteen; 12. Conclusion Thomas J. Biersteker, Marcos Tourinho and Sue Eckert; Appendix I. List of cases and episodes; Appendix II. Sanctions effectiveness; Appendix III. TSC database codebook; Appendix IV. Targeted sanctions consortium (TSC) participants.

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Systematically analyzes the impacts and the effectiveness of UN targeted sanctions over the past quarter century.

About the Author

Thomas J. Biersteker is Gasteyger Professor of International Security and Conflict Studies and Director of the Programme for the Study of International Governance at the Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies, Geneva. Sue E. Eckert is Senior Fellow at the Watson Institute for International and Public Affairs at Brown University, Rhode Island. Marcos Tourinho is a visiting professor and research fellow at the Center for International Relations of Fundação Getulio Vargas in São Paulo, Brazil.

Reviews

'This book focuses on UN targeted sanctions and centers on quantitative and qualitative data sets with respect to the purposes, instruments used, implementation issues, unintended consequences, and calibration of effectiveness. The book is a compendium of sections written by various authors and eschews the usual case studies in favor of cross-sectional analyses of the various sanctions-related issues. Excellent bibliography. Highly recommended for college and university libraries.' I. Walter, Choice

'… the book should be widely read and recommended to scholars and policy-makes, since the subject matter is of the utmost importance especially in today's environment of continuing challenges that threaten international peace and security. This book should also be highly recommended to students who study international politics and the UN.' Eunsook Chung, Academic Council on the United Nations System

'The book Targeted Sanctions: The Impacts and Effectiveness of United Nations Action constitutes essential reading for scholars and policymakers interested in understanding why the United Nations (UN) imposes sanctions, the factors affecting their success, and the myriad of externalities with which they are associated … Both scholars and policymakers who work on sanctions-related issues should read this book, as there is a lot to learn from the book and potentially a whole lot more to be learned from the data set it introduces.' Bryan R. Early, H-Diplo