Dag Hammarskjöld, FNs legendariske svenske generalsekretær fra 1953 til sin voldsomme død i 1961, beskrives med mange facetter i en ny bog, som søger at komme tættere ind på successer og fejltagelser i hans tid som FNs chef – og vurderer hans eftermæle her så mange år efter hans død.
Bogen har titlen “Peace Diplomacy, Global Justice and International Agency – Rethinking Human Security and Ethics in the Spirit of Dag Hammarskjöld”
Redaktører er Carsten Stahn fra Universiteit Leiden i Holland, og Henning Melber, The Dag Hammarskjöld Foundation, og tid. direktør for Nordiska Afrikainstitutet (NAI) i Uppsala, skriver instituttet i sit seneste nyhedsbrev tirsdag.
As UN Secretary-General, Dag Hammarskjöld shaped many of the fundamental principles and practices of international organisations, such as preventive diplomacy, the ethics of international civil service, impartiality and neutrality, hedder det i NAIs omtale. Og videre:
He was also at the heart of the constitutional foundations and principles of the UN.
This tribute and critical review of Hammarskjöld’s values and legacy examines his approach towards international civil service, agency and value-based leadership, investigates his vision of internationalism and explores his achievements and failures as Secretary-General.
It draws on specific conflict situations and strategies such as Suez and the Congo for lessons that can benefit contemporary conflict resolution and modern concepts such as human security and R2P (Right to Protect).
It also reflects on ways in which actors such as international courts, tribunals and the EU can benefit from Hammarskjöld’s principles and experiences in the fields of peace and security and international justice.
Afrika-veteranen Henning Melber siger:
“Hammarskjöld during his time in office was directly witnessing and involved in the decolonisation processes of African countries. As a trained economist he was aware of the need to address economic imbalances and injustices created by colonialism and imperialism”.
“He firmly believed that without economic justice and a decent living – both between and in countries – no sustainable peace could be achieved”.
Man kan læse interview med Melber på http://www.nai.uu.se/news/articles/2014/05/27/130356/index.xml
Mere om Dag Hammarskjöld (1905-1961) på http://da.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dag_Hammarskjöld og http://www.un.org/Depts/dhl/dag/bio.htm
Om bogen
Udgivet: April 2014
Format: Indbundet (hardback)
ISBN: 9781107037205
Længde: 635 sider
Pris: 95 britiske pund. Man kan købe bogen via http://www.cambridge.org/gb/academic/subjects/law/un-and-international-organisations/peace-diplomacy-global-justice-and-international-agency-rethinking-human-security-and-ethics-spirit-dag-hammarskjold
Andre formater: eBook
Redaktører
* Carsten Stahn, Universiteit Leiden
He is Chair of International Criminal Law and Global Justice at Leiden University, The Netherlands and Programme Director of the Grotius Centre for International Studies, The Hague.
* Henning Melber, The Dag Hammarskjöld Foundation
He is Senior Adviser and Director Emeritus of The Dag Hammarskjöld Foundation, Uppsala, Sweden. He is also Extraordinary Professor at both the University of Pretoria and at the Centre for Africa Studies, University of the Free State, Bloemfontein, South Africa.
Bidragydere
Carsten Stahn, Henning Melber, Kofi Annan, Brian Urquhart, Pieter Kooijmans, Hans Corell, Monica Bouman, Paul R. Nelson, Roger Lipsey, Ove Bring, Anne Orford, Maria Stella Rognoni, Helen M. Hintjens, Serena Cruz, Jean Omasombo Tshonda, Alanna O’Malley, Manuel Fröhlich, Aoife O’Donoghue, Peter Wallensteen, Jan Anne Vos, Steven Blockmans, Vijayashri Sripati, J. Craig Barker, Francis Kofi Abiew, Noemi Gal-Or, Louise Arbour
Indholdsfortegnelse
1. Human security and ethics in the spirit of Dag Hammarskjöld: an introduction Carsten Stahn and Henning Melber
Part I. Reflections on Dag Hammarskjöld:
2. Dag Hammarskjöld and the twenty-first century Kofi Annan
3. A beacon of hope: Dag Hammarskjöld and the United Nations Brian Urquhart
4. Dag Hammarskjöld, 1905–61: a remarkable man, a remarkable Secretary-General Pieter Kooijmans
5. Dag Hammarskjöld, the United Nations and the Rule of Law in today’s world Hans Corell
Part II. Hammarskjöld’s intellectual legacy and leadership:
6. Dag Hammarskjöld and the politics of hope Monica Bouman
7. Dag Hammarskjöld’s spirituality and the quest for negotiated peace, reconciliation and meaning Paul R. Nelson
8. From the unwritten manual: Dag Hammarskjöld’s political wisdom Roger Lipsey
9. Hammarskjöld’s dynamic approach to the UN Charter and international law Ove Bring
10. Hammarskjöld, economic thinking, and the United Nations Anne Orford
Part III. Hammarskjöld, the UN and the Congo:
11. Dag Hammarskjöld and the Congo Crisis, 1960–1 Maria Stella Rognoni
12. Continuities of violence in the Congo: legacies of Hammarskjöld and Lumumba Helen M. Hintjens and Serena Cruz
13. Lumumba v. Hammarskjöld: a story of confrontation Jean Omasombo Tshonda
14. Dag Hammarskjöld and Africa’s decolonisation Henning Melber
15. The Dag factor: how quiet diplomacy changed the role of the Secretariat during the Congo Crisis, 1960–1 Alanna O’Malley
Part IV. The Role of the UN Secretary-General:
16. The ‘Suez story’: Dag Hammarskjöld, the United Nations and the creation of UN peacekeeping Manuel Fröhlich
17. Breaking free: Dag Hammarskjöld, good offices and heads of international organisations Aoife O’Donoghue
18. Dag Hammarskjöld’s diplomacy: lessons learned Peter Wallensteen
19. Visions of international life: from Hammarskjöld to Annan and beyond Jan Anne Vos
20. EU global peace diplomacy: institutional framework Steven Blockmans
Part V. Re-thinking Internationalism: Intervention, Responsibility and the Politics of R2P:
21. From ‘conference machinery’ to ‘global administration’? International executive authority beyond Hammarskjöld Carsten Stahn
22. Hammarskjöld and international executive rule: a third world perspective on international law Vijayashri Sripati
23. Who cares?: Dag Hammarskjöld and the limits of responsibility in international law J. Craig Barker
24. Libya, intervention and responsibility: the dawn of a new era? Francis Kofi Abiew and Noemi Gal-Or
25. The Arab Spring and the rise and fall of international human rights Louise Arbour
Part VI. Hammarskjöld’s Credo: Annex I. The Secretary-General’s Annual Report to the General Assembly of the United Nations, Introduction, 17 August 1961
Annex II. Address Given by the Secretary-General, Mr Dag Hammarskjöld, on the Occasion of Staff Day, General Assembly Hall, 8 September 1961.
