Decolonization and the expansion of international organizations in the twentieth century are
crucial developments in modern global history, yet scholars have seldom closely studied …

This chapter provides an introduction and critical discussion of the epistemic and ontological
underpinnings of UNESCO, the OECD and the World Bank and gives an overview of the …

This book reviews the formative years of the United Nations (UN) under its first Secretary-
General Trygve Lie. This welcome appraisal shows how the foundations for an expanded …

This chapter offers a state-of-the-art review of the role that United Nations (UN) staff have
played in post-1945 decolonization (the fall of European empires and the birth of a multitude …

This chapter analyzes the foundational role played by international institutions in the “global
interwar.” The interwar years were witness to institutional innovation and growth that …