POLI104 reading 2 - Gifkins 2021 'Beyond the Veto' - IOs

Flashcards about UN Security Council Decision-Making

Institutional Power

Shapes the capacities available to states by mediating the relationships between actors in the UN Security Council.

Informal Veto

Occurs when permanent members use the threat of veto to reject provisions of a resolution or an entire resolution during informal negotiations.

Penholding

Practice where one or more states take political ownership for drafting decisions on a given topic within the UN Security Council.

Legitimacy

A social status that actors seek, involving recognition as good, proper, or commendable by a group of others, influencing negotiation processes in the Security Council.

Norm Entrepreneurship

The UN Secretary-General's ability to frame issues in innovative ways and shape the agenda in new directions to provide normative guidance for the Security Council.

Permanent Members (P5)

China, France, Russia, the United Kingdom, and the United States—hold permanent seats and the capacity to individually disallow a resolution via a negative vote (veto).

Elected Members (E10)

Ten members that hold two-year seats in the UN Security Council, whose influence is enhanced by legitimacy and strategic actions.

UN Secretariat

Influences Security Council negotiations by shaping the normative environment and providing legitimated authority through information and advice.

Note 507

A recurring series of notes, instigated by Japan, collected under the title Note 507, that attempts to collate Council working methods.