United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)

This book traces the history of UNESCO from its foundational idealism to its current stature as the preeminent international organization for science, education, and culture, building a well rounded understanding of this important organization.

The book:

• provides an overview of the organization and its institutional architecture in the context of its humanistic idealism
• details the subsequent challenges UNESCO faced through cold war and power politics, global dependence and interdependence, and the rise of identity and culture in global politics
• analyses the functioning of UNESCO administration, finance, and its various constituencies including the secretariat, member-states, and civil society
• explores the major controversies and issues underlying the initiatives in education, sciences, culture and communication
• examines the current agenda and future challenges through three major issues in UNESCO: Education or All, digital divide i