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UN Voices The Struggle for Development and Social Justice - United Nations Intellectual History Project Series
Author: Thomas G. Weiss, Tatiana Carayannis, Louis Emmerij, Richard Jolly

"UN Voices" presents the human and moving stories of an extraordinary group of individuals who contributed to the economic and social record of the UN's life and activities. Drawing from extensive interviews, the book presents in their own words the experiences of 73 individuals from around the globe who have spent much of their professional liv... more »es engaged in United Nations affairs. We hear from secretaries-general and presidents, ministers and professors, social workers and field workers, as well as diplomats and executive heads of UN agencies. Among those interviewed are noted figures such as Kofi Annan, Boutros Boutros-Ghali, Alister McIntyre, Conor Cruise O'Brien, Javier Perez de Cuellar, and Kurt Waldheim, as well as many less well known UN professional men and women who have made significant contributions to the international struggle for a better world.Their personal accounts also engage their contributions in dealing with such events and issues as the UN's founding, decolonization, the rise and fall of the Berlin Wall, human rights, the environment, and September 11, 2001. Thomas G.Weiss is Presidential Professor of Political Science at The CUNY Graduate Center and Director of the Ralph Bunche Institute for International Studies, where he is co-director of the United Nations Intellectual History Project and editor of Global Governance. His latest books are: "Ahead of the Curve? UN Ideas and Global Challenges" (Indiana University Press, 2001), author; "The Responsibility To Protect: Research, Bibliography, and Background" (ICISS, 2001), author; "Military-Civilian Interactions: Humanitarian Crises and the Responsibility to Protect" (Rowman & Littlefield, 2004), 2nd edition; and "The United Nations and Changing World Politics" (Westview, 2004), 4th edition, author; and "Terrorism and the UN: Before and After September 11" (Indiana University Press, 2004), editor.Tatiana Carayannis is Research Manager of the United Nations Intellectual History Project and former adjunct instructor in Political Science at CUNY. Some of her recent publications include "The Democratic Republic of Congo: 1996-2002" in Jane Boulden ed., "Dealing with Conflict in Africa: The Role of the United Nations and Regional Organizations", "London: Palgrave, 2003", and "The Network Wars of the Congo: Towards a New Analytic Approach," "Journal of Asian and African Studies", 2003. She is currently completing a doctoral dissertation in Political Science on networks, multilateral institutions, and the Congo wars.Louis Emmerij is Senior Research Fellow at The CUNY Graduate Center's Ralph Bunche Institute for International Studies, where he is co-director of the United Nations Intellectual History Project. Among his recent books are: "UN Contributions to Development Thinking and Practice" (Indiana University Press, 2004), author; "Ahead of the Curve? UN Ideas and Global Challenges" (Indiana University Press, 2001), author; and, "Economic and Social Development into the 21st Century" (Johns Hopkins University Press, 1997).Richard Jolly is Senior Research Fellow at The CUNY Graduate Center's Ralph Bunche Institute for International Studies, where he is co-director of the United Nations Intellectual History Project, and Professor Emeritus at the University of Sussex. Publications to which he has contributed include: "UN Contributions to Development Thinking and Practice" (Indiana University Press, 2004), author; "Ahead of the Curve? UN Ideas and Global Challenges" (Indiana University Press, 2001), author; and, "Development with a Human Face" (1998), author.

ISBN-13: 9780253217882
ISBN-10: 0253217881
Publication Date: 6/1/2005
Pages: 544
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Publisher: Indiana University Press
Book Type: Paperback
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