In the Beginning
Secretary-General Trygve Lie and the Establishment of the United Nations
Author: Ellen J. Ravndal
This book reviews the formative years of the United Nations (UN) under its first Secretary-General Trygve Lie.
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This book reviews the formative years of the United Nations (UN) under its first Secretary-General Trygve Lie.
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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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"Based on meticulous research, this book breaks new ground in our understanding of United Nations history and the key precedents set by its first Secretary-General." Sam Daws, University of Oxford
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.
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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