United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO): Creating Norms for a Complex World (Global Institutions) (Hardback)
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Short Description for United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) Traces the history of UNESCO from its foundational idealism to its stature as the preeminent international organization for science, education, and culture, building a well rounded understanding of this important organization. This book provides an overview of the organization. It is suitable for students and scholars of international relations.
Full description- Publisher: ROUTLEDGE
- Published: 25 January 2011
- Format: Hardback 192 pages
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- Categories: Reference Works | Diplomacy | United Nations & UN Agencies
- ISBN 13: 9780415491136 ISBN 10: 0415491134
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Full description for United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
This book traces the history of UNESCO from its foundational idealism to its current stature as the preeminent international organization for science, education, and culture, building a well rounded understanding of this important organization. The key features of the book include: provides an overview of the organization and its institutional architecture in the context of its humanistic idealism; details the subsequent challenges UNESCO faced through cold war and power politics, global dependence and interdependence, and the rise of identity and culture in global politics; analyses the functioning of UNESCO administration, finance, and its various constituencies including the secretariat, member-states, and civil society; explores the major controversies and issues underlying the initiatives in education, sciences, culture and communication; examines the current agenda and future challenges through three major issues in UNESCO: Education or All, digital divide issues, and norms on cultural diversity; and assesses the role of UNESCO in making norms in complex world of multiple actors and intersecting issue-areas. Reflecting on UNESCO's vision, its everyday practices, and future challenges; this work is an essential resource for students and scholars of international relations and international organizations.
