In the Beginning

Secretary-General Trygve Lie and the Establishment of the United Nations
1. Auflage 2023
ISBN: 978-1-5292-1043-9
Verlag: Bristol University Press

Buch, Englisch, 204 Seiten, Format (B × H): 242 mm x 161 mm, Gewicht: 460 g

This book reviews the formative years of the United Nations (UN) under its first Secretary-General Trygve Lie.
This welcome appraisal shows how the foundations for an expanded secretary-general role were laid during this period, and that Lie’s contribution was greater than has later been acknowledged. The interplay of crisis decision-making, institutional constraints and the individuals involved thus built the foundations for the UN organization we know today.
Addressing important wider questions of IGO creation, governance and autonomy, this is an incisive account of how the UN moved from paper to practice under Lie.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Ravndal, Ellen J.

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Internationale Beziehungen Vereinte Nationen, UN Organisationen

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Introduction
1 Setting the Stage: The Creation of the UN and Expectations for the Role of the UN Secretary-General
2 Establishing Precedents: The Iranian Crisis, UN membership, and the Greek Civil War, 1946
3 Urging Forceful Action: ‘The Palestine Problem’ and Management of Regional Conflicts, 1947–49
4 Building Bridges: The Cold War from Berlin to Korea, 1947–50
5 Advocating Global Interests: Trygve Lie’s Peace Plan, 1950
6 Administering the International: The International Civil Service and the UN Secretariat, 1946–53
Conclusion
Appendix: UN Charter, Chapter XV: The Secretariat

Über Autor(innen)

Ravndal, Ellen J.
Ellen Jenny Ravndal is a Research Fellow and Lecturer in the Department of International Relations at the Coral Bell School of Asia-Pacific Affairs at the Australian National University.

Ellen J. Ravndal, FHEA, is an Associate Professor in Political Science in the Department of Media and Social Science at the University of Stavanger, Norway.