New Histories of the UN System: How the Cold War and Decolonization shaped International Cooperation

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International Institutions
International Law

Featured Books:

Inspectors for Peace: A History of the International Atomic Energy Agency by Elisabeth Roehrlich
Building States: The United Nations, Development, and Decolonization, 1945-1965 by Eva-Maria Muschik
Organiser le monde: Une autre histoire de la guerre froide par Sandrine Kot

(How) Can history contribute to finding evidence-based solutions to intensifying global challenges? Taking three recently published books on the history of the International Atomic Energy Agency, the UN Secretariat in New York, and the UN system during the Cold War, as a point of departure, this thematic roundtable will discuss recent trends in the historiography on the UN and affiliated organizations, focusing specifically on issues of sovereignty, security and development.

Inspectors for Peace Building States The United Nations Development and Decolonization 1945 1965 Organiser le monde Une autre histoire de la guerre froide

Speakers
- Eva-Maria Muschik
  University of Vienna (Austria)
  In-person
- Elisabeth Röhrlich
  University of Vienna (Austria)
  In-person
- Sandrine Kott
  University of Geneva (Switzerland)
  In-person
- Amalia Ribi Forclasz
  Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies (Switzerland)
  In-person
- Véronique Stenger
  University of Geneva (Switzerland)
  In-person
Chair
- Naïma Maggetti
  University of Geneva (Switzerland)
  In-person

New Histories of the UN System: How the Cold War and Decolonization shaped International Cooperation

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