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The UN Secretary-General and Moral Authority. Ethics and Religion in International Leadership.
Kent J. . Ed(S): Kille
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Description for The UN Secretary-General and Moral Authority. Ethics and Religion in International Leadership.
Paperback. Provides insight into how religious and moral leadership functions in the realm of international relations, and how the promotion of ethical values works to diffuse international tensions and improve the quality of human life around the world. Editor(s): Kille, Kent J. Num Pages: 384 pages, black & white tables, figures. BIC Classification: JPSN1. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 14. Weight in Grams: 499.
Once described by Trygve Lie as the "most impossible job on earth," the position of UN Secretary-General is as frustratingly constrained as it is prestigious. The Secretary-General's ability to influence global affairs often depends on how the international community regards his moral authority. In relation to such moral authority, past office-holders have drawn on their own ethics and religious backgrounds - as diverse as Lutheranism, Catholicism, Buddhism, and Coptic Christianity - to guide the role that they played in addressing the UN's goals in the international arena, such as the maintenance of international peace and security and the promotion of ... Read more
Once described by Trygve Lie as the "most impossible job on earth," the position of UN Secretary-General is as frustratingly constrained as it is prestigious. The Secretary-General's ability to influence global affairs often depends on how the international community regards his moral authority. In relation to such moral authority, past office-holders have drawn on their own ethics and religious backgrounds - as diverse as Lutheranism, Catholicism, Buddhism, and Coptic Christianity - to guide the role that they played in addressing the UN's goals in the international arena, such as the maintenance of international peace and security and the promotion of ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Georgetown University Press United States
Number of pages
384
Condition
New
Number of Pages
384
Place of Publication
Washington, DC, United States
ISBN
9781589011809
SKU
V9781589011809
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About Kent J. . Ed(S): Kille
Kent J. Kille is associate professor of political science and chair of the international relations program at The College of Wooster.
Reviews for The UN Secretary-General and Moral Authority. Ethics and Religion in International Leadership.
This is an excellent volume and should prove useful and intriguing for students of all collegiate levels, as well as for researchers, diplomats, ethicists, persons of faith, and anyone generally interested in the U.N. and international peace and security. Human Rights & Human Welfare Well worth the effort to all those interested in the future of humanity. Religious dynamics shaping ... Read more