In the Beginning

Ellen J. Ravndal

ISBN 10: 1529210437 / ISBN 13: 9781529210439

Published by Bristol University Press, GB, 2023

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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.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: In the Beginning
• Publisher: Bristol University Press, GB
• Publication Date: 2023
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1529210437
• ISBN 13: 9781529210439
• Binding: Hardback
• Condition: New

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Synopsis

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.

About the Author

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.