Our knowledge about the involvement of IOs varies significantly by policy fields, and we know comparatively little about the specific roles of IOs in social policies.This volume enhances and systematizes our understanding of IOs in global social governance.

1. Introduction: Examining Populations and Discourses of International Organizations in Social Policies,  Dennis Niemann, Kerstin Martens & Alexandra Kaasch.- Part 1. Labour & Migration2. International Organizations’ Involvement in Youth (Un)Employment as a Global Policy Field,  Ross Fergusson.- 3. Worlds apart? – The Meaning of Global Labour Standards Friederike Römer, Jakob Henninger and Le Thuy Dung.-  4. IOs, Care and Migration: The Case of Migrant Health Care Workers Nicola Yeates.- 5. The Global Social Governance of Pensions Martin Heneghan.- Part 2. Family & Education.- 6.  Children’s Rights as Social Policy Anna Holzscheiter.- 7. Global Discourses, Regional Framings and Individual Showcasing: Analysing the World of Education IOs Dennis Niemann and Kerstin Martens.- 8. Family Policy as Object of Global Social Governance Rianne Mahon.- 9. Disabilities as a “New” Global Social Theme Nina Kolleck and Johannes Schuster.- Part 3. Health & Environment.-  9. Global Social Health Governance Alexandra Kaasch.- 10. Climate Change as a Global Social Challenge,  Ian Gough and Alexandra Kaasch.- 11.  State, Rule, and System: International Organizations and Global Water Politics Jeremy Schmidt.- International Organisations and the Governance of Food Policies Stephen Devereux.- Conclusion: The Architecture of Arguments in Global Social Governance Alexandra Kaasch, Kerstin Martens & Dennis Niemann.

This open access book enhances and systematizes our understanding of IOs in global social governance. It provides studies on a variety of social policy fields in which different, but also the same, International Organizations (IOs) operate.The chapters shed light on IO involvement in a particular social policy field by describing the population of participating IOs; exploring how a particular global social policy field is constituted as a whole, and which dominant IOs set the trends. The contributors also examine the discourse within, and between, these IOs on the respective social policies. As such, this first-of-its kind book contributes to research on social policy and international relations, both in terms of theoretical substantiation and empirical scope.

“Although international organizations have long played a substantial role in social policy, scholarly research on their nature, discourse, and impact has only taken off in the last few decades. Featuring a strong line-up of contributors, this edited volume maps international organizations and their discourses across an impressive number of social policy areas ranging from health and labour to immigration and family policy. This excellent volume is a must read for those interested in global social policy.” (Daniel Béland, McGill University, Canada)“Recognizing and appreciating the dynamics of Global Social Governance is all the more important these days in our global ‘community of fate. First, this volume provides an invaluable conceptual understanding of the causes and consequences of cross-border social issues.  Second, the authors recount how international organizations have evolved and expanded not only as public service providers with innovations in policy delivery but alsoas power-holders in social governance through a strong capacity to define the parameters of policy.” (Diane Stone, Professor of Transnational Governance, European University Institute, Italy) “What role do international organizations (IOs) play in social policy worldwide? Some posit that IOs reflect the will of their constituent states. However, other scholars have found that IOs have substantial autonomy, generate their own ideas, and learn from their environments and experiences, acting as “forums for exchange, contention, and cooperation.” With chapters covering a wide range of policy domains, every student of global social policy will need to check out this excellent book” (Mitchell A. Orenstein, Professor of Russian and East European Studies, University of Pennsylvania, US)

Analyses specific social policy fields and the roles, characteristics or functions of single IOs and IOs within their organizational contexts Compares IO populations across different social policy fields Allows readers to better understand the discourses of IOs and how they influence national policies and the international community by means of soft governance

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