Lead Agency

UNESCO’s Global Leadership and Co-ordination Role for the United Nations Decade of Education for Sustainable Development (2005–2014)
1. Auflage 2013
ISBN: 978-3-631-64423-2
Verlag: Peter Lang

Buch, Englisch, Band 17, 587 Seiten, Format (B × H): 148 mm x 210 mm, Gewicht: 780 g

Reihe: Dresdner Schriften zu Recht und Politik der Vereinten Nationen / Dresden Papers on Law and Policy of the United Nations

In the future, advocacy in the field of International Relations will increase in importance. Mandates pertaining to particular issues have therefore been announced and officially assigned. In analysing the normative framework of the United Nations Decade of Education for Sustainable Development (2005–2014) the prominent and novel concept of lead agency is introduced, applied and comprehensively discussed. The major characteristics and implications of this concept are illustrated in the context of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) and its mandate for global leadership and co-ordination. This publication contributes to the theory and practice of organizational leadership performance by proposing viable criteria for assessing achievements and challenges. The interdisciplinary approach adopted meets the needs of both practitioners in the field of education for sustainable development and scholars dealing with regime theory and new institutionalism.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Gerner, Martin

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Internationale Beziehungen Internationale Zusammenarbeit (Recht, Kultur, Umwelt etc.)
• Geowissenschaften Umweltwissenschaften Nachhaltigkeit
• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Internationale Beziehungen Internationale Organisationen und Institutionen

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Contents: Framework for Action: Which Regulatory Frames of Reference Are Provided? – Mandate for Leadership: Which Characteristics Describe Mandates for Leadership? – Obligation of Compliance: Which Types of Binding Instruments Can Be Employed? – Implementation Practices: Which Means of Co-ordination and Monitoring Are Applied?

Über Autor(innen)

Martin Gerner studied Intercultural Communication and Economics as well as Sacred Music. He was awarded his PhD in International Relations including multiple study visits and research stays abroad. Practising church musician and professionally experienced as free-lance conference and workshop facilitator, his research preferences are deliberately interdisciplinary including inter alia aspects of institutionalism, regime theory, economics, international relations and interculturalism.