Revisiting the heart of darkness – Explorations into genocide and other forms of mass violence
Issue no.50 of Development Dialogue explores the socio-historical and -political contexts of mass violence and tests common approaches against reality.
Post-Nargis Analysis – The Other Side of the Story
On 16 October the report “Post-Nargis Analysis: The Other Side of the Story” was released by a wide range of groups within the Burmese democracy movement. Based mainly on documentation by civil society organizations working on political, social, economic, and environmental issues in Burma, the Post-Nargis Analysis explores the obstructions to aid, corruption and human […]
The United Nations, Security and Peacekeeping in Africa – Lessons and Prospects
United Nations peacekeeping operations go back to Dag Hammarskjöld’s initiatives as the second Secretary-General. More recently, they have taken on hitherto unprecedented dimensions. By far the largest proportional engagement is currently to be found on the African continent. Of late, the African Union has initiated its own security architecture to complement the UN’s efforts and […]
The 2008 Dag Hammarskjöld Lecture by Martti Ahtisaari
Martti Ahtisaari delivered the lecture on the theme: “Can the International Community Meet the Challenges Ahead of Us?”
Can the international community meet the challenges ahead of us? by Martti Ahtisaari
The Dag Hammarskjöld Lecture 2008: Can the International Community Meet the Challenges Ahead of Us? “It’s easy to feel desperate when thinking about the challenges facing the international community and how to meet them. But in the spirit of Dag Hammarskjöld, let’s not shy away from the difficult”, said Ahtisaari in his speech.
Beyond Diplomacy: Perspectives on Dag Hammarskjöld
From the papers of George Ivan Smith and the Ezra Pound case.
The Quest for Regional Representation – Reforming the United Nations Security Council
There is widespread discontent among the now 192 member states of the United Nations with its Security Council – the most powerful of the UN’s six principal organs as it is entrusted with the ‘primary responsibility for the maintenance of international peace and security’. Of the Security Council’s 15 members, fi ve are privileged since […]
Camus and Gandhi – Essays on Political Philosophy in Hammarskjöld’s Times
The three essays in this volume draw attention to political-philosophical views of a libertarian form of humanism, which have not lost their relevance in our world of today. The impact both Mahatma Gandhi (1869-1948) and Albert Camus (1913-1960) had on the struggles for social emancipation was not confined to their lifetimes nor to their societies. […]
Beyond Diplomacy – Perspectives on Dag Hammarskjöld from the papers of George Ivan Smith and the Ezra Pound case
These two essays by authors who have undertaken long-term research on Dag Hammarskjöld offer fascinating new insights into the second UN Secretary-General through two very different relationships he cultivated. One essay is based on the archives of George Ivan Smith, who was among Hammarskjöld’s closest companions at the United Nations. The narrative allows us an […]
World Government Assessment
The second round of the WGA survey have been published as an ODI working paper.