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Seminar

The Writing of the
United Nations Intellectual History


at the Swedish Collegium for Advanced Studies (SCAS) on Wednesday, 30 September, from 15 to 18 hrs.

Venue: Thunbergssalen, Linneanum, Thunbergsvägen 2.


Programme
» Welcoming remarks by Henning Melber,
   the Dag Hammarskjöld Foundation.
» Moderator Björn Wittrock, SCAS opens the seminar.
» Presentation of the United Nations Intellectual History Project
   by Thomas G. Weiss.
» Introduction of capstone volume UN Ideas that Changed the World
   by authors Louis Emmerij, Richard Jolly and Thomas G.Weiss.
» Introduction to volume The UN and Development-from aid
   to cooperation
by author Olav Stokke.
» Comments by SCAS fellows Philipp Lepenies and Seteney Shami.
» Refreshments and possibility to purchase books, signed by authors.
» Open discussion and exchange of experience.
» Closing remarks by Henning Melber.

An informal reception, hosted by Björn Wittrock
follows the seminar at SCAS.

Please register for the event with karin.andersson.schiebe@dhf.uu.se by 28 September 2009.
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