1st Edition
Political Ethics and The United Nations Dag Hammarskjöld as Secretary-General
By Manuel Froehlich
Copyright 2008
272 Pages
by
Routledge
272 Pages
2 B/W Illustrations
by
Routledge
272 Pages
by
Routledge
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Based on a wealth of sources, files and interviews, and including previously unpublished material, this book explores the foundations of the political ethics of Dag Hammarskjöld, the second Secretary-General of the United Nations, examining how they influenced his actions in several key crisis situations.
Hammarskjöld’s political innovations, such as the creation of peacekeeping forces, the... Read more
1. Introduction 2. The Office of the UN Secretary-General 3. Principal Elements of Dag Hammarskjöld's Political Ethics 4. Connections between Ethical Thought and Political Action 5. The Hammarskjöld Tradition
Biography
Manuel Fröhlich is Chair of International Relations and Foreign Policy, Department of Political Science, Trier University, Germany.
