ABSTRACT
This introduction presents an overview of the key concepts discussed in the subsequent chapters of this book. The book argues that the development of the concept of global governance is having a tangible impact on the discourse of United Nations peacekeeping in a variety of ways and also examines both the theoretical concepts and the practical application of the norms associated with global governance. It also argues that the UN has been tasked with the responsibility of helping to create a society of good states based on the liberal democratic model and that this emphasis is causing problems in the UN's ability to intervene in conflicts, particularly in relation to resource allocation. It emphasises the importance of the understanding of power within global governance through examination of the Security Council, an understanding which is lacking in some of the other literature which tends to focus on global governance as a powerless development.
