An Ornithology of Secretaries-General

The Commonwealth and its Leadership

Bibliographic Data

ID10475237
AuthorsStephen Ching-Kiu Chan (0000-0002-8861-3922, SOAS University of London, corresponding author), Stephen Chan (0000-0002-2312-2137)
Year2005
Volume94
Issue380
Pages325-337
Publication date2005-07-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueThe Round Table (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0035-8533 • E-ISSN: 1465-4008
PublisherTaylor & Francis (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1080/00358530500175017
OpenAlexW1969319350
LanguageEN
Citations received2
References cited14

Four Secretaries-General have held the post in the 40 years of the Commonwealth Secretariat. The differing characters of each incumbent has interplayed with the unfolding of events and with the priority attached by the British government of the day to the Commonwealth in relation to the USA and Europe. Although that priority has been low, the four decades have seen constant friction between Britain and the Commonwealth—continually casting the Secretary-General in the role of conflict mediator. The author likens the four to species of bird in a metaphor that draws out their character traits and behaviour patterns

Character (mathematics · Commonwealth · General election · Government (linguistics · Metaphor · Political science · Politics · Relation (database · Sociology · Commonwealth, Australian Politics and Federalism · Law · Military History and Strategy · Philosophy · Public Administration

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