title: Die Vereinten Nationen unter Dag Hammarskjöld
Creators: name: Steiner, Erich-Peter
Publisher: name: :none
Year: 2009

description: Mit dem Ende des Kalten Krieges und der damit korrelierenden Transformation, wuchs auch die Hoffnung auf eine erstarkte Weltordnung der friedlichen Koexistenz. In diesem euphorischen Kontext verortete der UN-Generalsekretär Boutros-Boutros Ghali seine Bemühungen, die UNO als einen wirkmächtigen Friedensakteur erneut zu konturieren. Gleichsam ging es ihm darum, das Profil des UN-Generalsekretärs, im Angesicht der teils neuartigen Probleme, denen sich die internationale Gemeinschaft gegenüber gestellt sah, zu stärken. In diesem Kontext wurde der Fokus des allgemeinen Interesses erneut auf Dag Hammarskjöld gerichtet: Der schwedische Amtsinhaber, der bei einem ungeklärten Flugzeugabsturzes in Ndola tödlich verunglückt war, gilt in der Literatur bis heute als die Institution, an der sämtliche Nachfolger gemessen werden. Innerhalb der Mächtekonstellation des Kalten Krieges gelang es ihm, wie wohl keinem Amtsinhaber davor oder danach, die Weltorganisation als einen potenten Friedensakteur zu profilieren und die politischen Kompetenzen des Amtes substantiell zu vertiefen. Gerade in den Zeiten einer Finanz- und Klimakrise - allesamt Probleme die die Lösungskapazitäten selbst mächtiger Staaten übersteigen - bemüht sich die vorliegende Arbeit um eine kohärente Analyse der Amtszeit Dag Hammarskjölds, um gleichsam die spezifischen Kausalfaktoren zu destillieren, die für Erfolg oder Misserfolg entscheidend waren. Damit soll ein kleiner Beitrag, zu einer wissenschaftlichen Klärung der Frage beigetragen werden, welche spezifischen Möglichkeiten, Beschränkungen und Kompetenzen dem Amt inhärent sind um gleichzeitig aufzuschlüsseln, welche fundamentale Bedeutung dem UN-Generalsekretär, hinsichtlich einer zivilisatorischen Transformation des internationalen Systems, zugeschrieben werden kann.
description: With the end of the Cold War and the transformation that came along with it, hopes for a strengthened world order of peaceful coexistence grew. Based on this euphoric context the UN Secretary General Boutros-Boutros Ghali focused his efforts on restating the United Nations as an influential representative of peace. At the same time he intended to raise the profile of the UN Secretary General while facing new problems that had been challenging the international community. In this context all interest was again focused on Dag Hammarskjöld. The Swedish incumbent who died in an unexplained plane crash in Ndola is until today regarded as the authority all other successors are measured against. Within the power constellation of the Cold War he, like no other incumbent before or after him, succeeded in constituting the UN as a potent representative of peace and in deepening the political competencies of this function. Especially in times of financial and climate crisis, where problems exceed the solution capacity of even powerful states, this thesis aims at giving a coherent analysis of Dag Hammarskjöld’s period as UN Secretary General and at the same time focuses on the specific factors responsible for his success or failure. Thus, this thesis shall contribute to finding a scientific solution that clears the specific possibilities, restrictions and competencies inherent in his position. Furthermore, it should be demonstrated how fundamentally the UN Secretary General can contribute to establish international peace. With the end of the Cold War and the transformation that came along with it, hopes for a strengthened world order of peaceful coexistence grew. Based on this euphoric context the UN Secretary General Boutros-Boutros Ghali focused his efforts on restating the United Nations as an influential representative of peace. At the same time he intended to raise the profile of the UN Secretary General while facing new problems that had been challenging the international community. In this context all interest was again focused on Dag Hammarskjöld. The Swedish incumbent who died in an unexplained plane crash in Ndola is until today regarded as the authority all other successors are measured against. Within the power constellation of the Cold War he, like no other incumbent before or after him, succeeded in constituting the UN as a potent representative of peace and in deepening the political competencies of this function. Especially in times of financial and climate crisis, where problems exceed the solution capacity of even powerful states, this thesis aims at giving a coherent analysis of Dag Hammarskjöld’s period as UN Secretary General and at the same time focuses on the specific factors responsible for his success or failure. Thus, this thesis shall contribute to finding a scientific solution that clears the specific possibilities, restrictions and competencies inherent in his position. Furthermore, it should be demonstrated how fundamentally the UN Secretary General can contribute to establish international peace. With the end of the Cold War and the transformation that came along with it, hopes for a strengthened world order of peaceful coexistence grew. Based on this euphoric context the UN Secretary General Boutros-Boutros Ghali focused his efforts on restating the United Nations as an influential representative of peace. At the same time he intended to raise the profile of the UN Secretary General while facing new problems that had been challenging the international community. In this context all interest was again focused on Dag Hammarskjöld. The Swedish incumbent who died in an unexplained plane crash in Ndola is until today regarded as the authority all other successors are measured against. Within the power constellation of the Cold War he, like no other incumbent before or after him, succeeded in constituting the UN as a potent representative of peace and in deepening the political competencies of this function. Especially in times of financial and climate crisis, where problems exceed the solution capacity of even powerful states, this thesis aims at giving a coherent analysis of Dag Hammarskjöld’s period as UN Secretary General and at the same time focuses on the specific factors responsible for his success or failure. Thus, this thesis shall contribute to finding a scientific solution that clears the specific possibilities, restrictions and competencies inherent in his position. Furthermore, it should be demonstrated how fundamentally the UN Secretary General can contribute to establish international peace. With the end of the Cold War and the transformation that came along with it, hopes for a strengthened world order of peaceful coexistence grew. Based on this euphoric context the UN Secretary General Boutros-Boutros Ghali focused his efforts on restating the United Nations as an influential representative of peace. At the same time he intended to raise the profile of the UN Secretary General while facing new problems that had been challenging the international community. In this context all interest was again focused on Dag Hammarskjöld. The Swedish incumbent who died in an unexplained plane crash in Ndola is until today regarded as the authority all other successors are measured against. Within the power constellation of the Cold War he, like no other incumbent before or after him, succeeded in constituting the UN as a potent representative of peace and in deepening the political competencies of this function. Especially in times of financial and climate crisis, where problems exceed the solution capacity of even powerful states, this thesis aims at giving a coherent analysis of Dag Hammarskjöld’s period as UN Secretary General and at the same time focuses on the specific factors responsible for his success or failure. Thus, this thesis shall contribute to finding a scientific solution that clears the specific possibilities, restrictions and competencies inherent in his position. Furthermore, it should be demonstrated how fundamentally the UN Secretary General can contribute to establish international peace.