Screen LibraryThe gloss of harmony : the politics of policy making in multilateral organisations /
This title focuses on agencies of the United Nations, examining the paradox of entrusting relatively powerless and underfunded organisations with the responsibility of tackling some of the essential problems of our time. It identifies the micro-social processes and complexities within multilateral o...
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PlutoPress,
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| Publisher Address: | London : |
| Publication Dates: | 2013. |
| Literature type: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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Anthropology, culture and society
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| Summary: |
This title focuses on agencies of the United Nations, examining the paradox of entrusting relatively powerless and underfunded organisations with the responsibility of tackling some of the essential problems of our time. It identifies the micro-social processes and complexities within multilateral organisations which have, up to now, been largely invisible. |
| Carrier Form: | vii, 268 p. ; 23 cm. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: |
9780745333755 (hardback) : 0745333753 (hardback) 0745333745 (paperback) 9780745333748 (paperback) |
| Index Number: | HF1359 |
| CLC: | F114 |
| Call Number: | F114/G563 |
| Contents: |
Lifting the veil of harmony : anthropologists approach international organizations / The power of perseverance : exploring negotiation dynamics at the World Intellectual Property Organization / The making of global consensus : constructing norms on refugee protection at UNHCR / The politics of technicality : guidance culture in environmental governance and the international sphere / Before audit culture : a genealogy of international oversight of rights / |