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State, society and the UN system : changing perspectives on multilateralism / edited by Keith Krause and W. Andy Knight.

Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextPublication details: Tokyo : United Nations University Press, �1995.Description: 1 online resource (viii, 267 pages)Content type:
  • text
Media type:
  • computer
Carrier type:
  • online resource
ISBN:
  • 0585098018
  • 9780585098012
Subject(s): Genre/Form: Additional physical formats: Print version:: State, society and the UN system.DDC classification:
  • 341.23
LOC classification:
  • JX1977 .S758 1995eb
Other classification:
  • 86.88
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Contents:
Introduction: Evolution and change in the United Nations system / Keith Krause, W. Andy Knight -- The multilaterial obligation: German perspectives on the UN system / Wilfried von Bredow -- India in the United Nations and the United Nations in India / Hari Mohan Mathur -- Sweden and the United Nations / Ulrika M�orth, Bengt Sundelius -- Romania at the United Ntions, 1956-1993 / Mircea Malitza -- Chilean multilateralism and the United Nations system / Roberto Duran -- Social forces and world order pressures in the making of Jamaican multilateral policy / Randolph B. Persaud -- Sierra Leone and the United Nations system / Abiodun Williams -- Conclusion: States, societies, and the United Nations in a multilateral context / W. Andy Knight, Keith Krause.
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Summary: As the United Nations celebrates its 50th anniversary in 1995, it is enjoying a revival of interest among scholars, statesmen, and the general public. This development is closely related to changes in the basic parameters of the post-1945 world order, and the primary concern of this book is to examine, against this changing backdrop, multilateralism and the UN system from the perspective of what is called a "state/society complex," which refers to the forces operating within and across states. In addition to its unique perspective, this volume differs from previous studies in focusing attention on seldom-studied states and their policies and practices in relation to the UN system and multilateralism. The selected states fall into three distinct groupings: (1) two states (Germany and India) that are trying for a larger voice in the system; (2) two (Sweden and Romania) that have viewed the UN system as a means of projecting domestic aims onto a global stage; and (3) three - Chile, Jamaica, and Sierra Leone - that are greatly affected by the shifting currents in the multilateral sphere. The case-study contributors describe the most important issues that have been promoted or supported since 1945 and how multilateral participation may have changed, especially in the latter half of the post-war period, and finally consider the impact of their state's policies on the future of multilateralism.
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Chapters originally appeared as papers given at the conference Changing State/Society Perspectives on the United Nations System.

Includes bibliographical references.

As the United Nations celebrates its 50th anniversary in 1995, it is enjoying a revival of interest among scholars, statesmen, and the general public. This development is closely related to changes in the basic parameters of the post-1945 world order, and the primary concern of this book is to examine, against this changing backdrop, multilateralism and the UN system from the perspective of what is called a "state/society complex," which refers to the forces operating within and across states. In addition to its unique perspective, this volume differs from previous studies in focusing attention on seldom-studied states and their policies and practices in relation to the UN system and multilateralism. The selected states fall into three distinct groupings: (1) two states (Germany and India) that are trying for a larger voice in the system; (2) two (Sweden and Romania) that have viewed the UN system as a means of projecting domestic aims onto a global stage; and (3) three - Chile, Jamaica, and Sierra Leone - that are greatly affected by the shifting currents in the multilateral sphere. The case-study contributors describe the most important issues that have been promoted or supported since 1945 and how multilateral participation may have changed, especially in the latter half of the post-war period, and finally consider the impact of their state's policies on the future of multilateralism.

Introduction: Evolution and change in the United Nations system / Keith Krause, W. Andy Knight -- The multilaterial obligation: German perspectives on the UN system / Wilfried von Bredow -- India in the United Nations and the United Nations in India / Hari Mohan Mathur -- Sweden and the United Nations / Ulrika M�orth, Bengt Sundelius -- Romania at the United Ntions, 1956-1993 / Mircea Malitza -- Chilean multilateralism and the United Nations system / Roberto Duran -- Social forces and world order pressures in the making of Jamaican multilateral policy / Randolph B. Persaud -- Sierra Leone and the United Nations system / Abiodun Williams -- Conclusion: States, societies, and the United Nations in a multilateral context / W. Andy Knight, Keith Krause.

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