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Secretary or general? : the UN Secretary-General in world politics /
The Secretary-General of the United Nations is a unique figure in world politics. At once civil servant, the world's diplomat, lackey of the UN Security Council, and commander-in-chief of up to a hundred thousand peacekeepers, he or she depends on states for both the legitimacy and resources th...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Cambridge ; New York :
Cambridge University Press,
2007.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
| Sumario: | The Secretary-General of the United Nations is a unique figure in world politics. At once civil servant, the world's diplomat, lackey of the UN Security Council, and commander-in-chief of up to a hundred thousand peacekeepers, he or she depends on states for both the legitimacy and resources that enable the United Nations to function. The tension between these roles - of being secretary or general - has challenged every incumbent. This book brings together the insights of senior UN staff, diplomats and scholars to examine the normative and political factors that shape this unique office with particular emphasis on how it has evolved in response to changing circumstances such as globalization and the onset of the 'war on terror'. The difficulties experienced by each Secretary-General reflect the profound ambivalence of states towards entrusting their security, interests or resources to an intergovernmental body. |
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| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (xiv, 280 pages) |
| Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 262-269) and index. |
| ISBN: | 9780511275692 0511275692 0521699584 9780521699587 052187615X 9780521876155 0511274998 9780511274992 9780511618680 0511618689 1107172454 9781107172456 1280815868 9781280815867 0511273460 9780511273469 0511309414 9780511309410 0511274254 9780511274251 |