Towards a United Nations Renaissance: Re-thinking Values, Structures & Processes

Trent, John E./ Schnurr, Laura

ISBN 10: 3847407112 / ISBN 13: 9783847407119

Published by Barbara Budrich, 2018

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140 pages. 8.50x5.50x0.50 inches. In Stock.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Towards a United Nations Renaissance: Re-thinking Values, Structures & Processes
• Publisher: Barbara Budrich
• Publication Date: 2018
• ISBN 10: 3847407112
• ISBN 13: 9783847407119
• Binding: Paperback
• Condition: Brand New
• Weight: 0.24 kilograms

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Synopsis

This short introduction to the United Nations analyzes the organization as itis today, and how it can be transformed to respond to its critics. Combiningessential information about its history and workings with practical proposalsof how it can be strengthened, Trent and Schnurr examine what needs to bedone, and also how we can actually move toward the required reforms. Thisbook is written for a new generation of change-makers ― a generation seekingbetter institutions that reflect the realities of the 21st century and that can actcollectively in the interest of all.

About the Author

Prof. John Trent is a Fellow of the Centre on Governanceat the University of Ottawa, Canada, formerly professorand chair of the University’s Department of PoliticalScience and Secretary General of the International Political Science Association for more than a decade. Laura Schnurr works on social innovation with the J.W. McConnell Foundation, completed an MA in GlobalStudies at the University of Freiburg, and runs a socialenterprise operating in Canada and Uganda.