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Peace Diplomacy, Global Justice and International Agency: Rethinking Human Security and Ethics in the Spirit of Dag Hammarskjöld
Carsten Stahn
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Description for Peace Diplomacy, Global Justice and International Agency: Rethinking Human Security and Ethics in the Spirit of Dag Hammarskjöld
hardcover. This critical review of Hammarskjold's legacy as Secretary-General explores the contemporary relevance of his international civil service, agency and leadership. Editor(s): Stahn, Carsten; Melber, Henning. Num Pages: 635 pages, 1 b/w illus. BIC Classification: JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 152 x 230 x 39. Weight in Grams: 1006.
As UN Secretary-General, Dag Hammarskjöld shaped many of the fundamental principles and practices of international organisations, such as preventive diplomacy, the ethics of international civil service, impartiality and neutrality. He was also at the heart of the constitutional foundations and principles of the UN. This tribute and critical review of Hammarskjöld's values and legacy examines his approach towards international civil service, agency and value-based leadership, investigates his vision of internationalism and explores his achievements and failures as Secretary-General. It draws on specific conflict situations and strategies such as Suez and the Congo for lessons that can benefit contemporary conflict resolution ... Read more
As UN Secretary-General, Dag Hammarskjöld shaped many of the fundamental principles and practices of international organisations, such as preventive diplomacy, the ethics of international civil service, impartiality and neutrality. He was also at the heart of the constitutional foundations and principles of the UN. This tribute and critical review of Hammarskjöld's values and legacy examines his approach towards international civil service, agency and value-based leadership, investigates his vision of internationalism and explores his achievements and failures as Secretary-General. It draws on specific conflict situations and strategies such as Suez and the Congo for lessons that can benefit contemporary conflict resolution ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Cambridge University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
600
Condition
New
Number of Pages
635
Place of Publication
Cambridge, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781107037205
SKU
V9781107037205
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99-10
About Carsten Stahn
Carsten Stahn is Chair of International Criminal Law and Global Justice at Leiden University, The Netherlands and Programme Director of the Grotius Centre for International Studies, The Hague. Henning Melber is Senior Adviser and Director Emeritus of The Dag Hammarskjöld Foundation, Uppsala, Sweden. He is also Extraordinary Professor at both the University of Pretoria and at the Centre for Africa ... Read more
Reviews for Peace Diplomacy, Global Justice and International Agency: Rethinking Human Security and Ethics in the Spirit of Dag Hammarskjöld
'This book's many contributors, more than 20 in all, provide a fitting tribute and an objective analysis of Dag Hammarskjöld's achievements as the second UN Secretary-General.' Stephen Williams, African Business '… a major collection of reflections on Hammarskjöld's intellectual and international political legacy by a cross-disciplinary team of top-flight reflective practitioners (Annan, Brian Urquhart, Hans Corell) and engaged scholars.' Ramesh ... Read more