The third United Nations : how a knowledge ecology helps the UN think / Tatiana Carayannis, Thomas G. Weiss.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Carayannis, Tatiana, author.

G. Weiss, Thomas, author.

Series:

Oxford scholarship online.

Oxford scholarship online

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

United Nations.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (224 pages) : illustrations (colour).

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

Oxford University Press 2021

Summary:

People often refer to the 'United Nations' but without specifying which specific parts are responsible for success or failure. This book explores supportive the non-state actors that are essential players in developing global policies and norms, alongside the traditional categories of member states (first UN) and staff (second UN).

Contents:

Halftitle page List of Abbreviations Introduction 1. The "Third" UN: Non-State Actors and the World Organization's Thinking 2. NGOs: Sovereignty-Free Partners for UN Policy Development 3. Commissions and Panels: How Eminent Individuals Shape UN Thinking 4. The UN's Knowledge Economy: Academics, Think Tanks, and Knowledge Brokers 5. Alternative Voices: Challengers of the Normative Postwar Order 6. Fitter for Purpose? The UN's Normative Future

Notes:

Includes index.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

0-19-259790-6

0-19-188949-0

0-19-259789-2