Staffing the United Nations
China's motivations and prospects
Datos Bibliográficos
| ID | 4034786 |
|---|---|
| Autores | Courtney J Fung (0000-0001-6498-6006), Shing-Hon Lam, Shing‐hon Lam (0000-0003-1063-5555) |
| Año | 2021 |
| Volumen | 97 |
| Número | 4 |
| Páginas | 1143-1163 |
| Fecha de publicación | 2021-07-05 |
| Peer Reviewed | Sí |
| Open Access | Sí |
| Tipo | ARTICLE |
| Revista | International Affairs (JOURNAL) |
| Identificadores de la revista | ISSN: 0020-5850 • E-ISSN: 1468-2346 |
| Editorial | Oxford University Press (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1093/ia/iiab071 |
| OpenAlex | W3176492427 |
| Idioma | EN |
| Citas recibidas | 26 |
A developing public commentary views China as exerting influence in international organizations to legitimize and disseminate PRC foreign policy values and interests. This article examines an understudied source identified by PRC elites to promote influence in the United Nations system: dispatching PRC nationals as international civil servants, specifically in a targeted pursuit of executive leadership positions. Using decades of UN staffing data, we find that apart from Russia, China holds the fewest executive leadership posts among the aspiring and permanent members of the UN Security Council. Moreover, China is yet to lead an agency addressing international security matters. US and European staff contributions are significantly higher at all staffing levels of the international civil service. Still, the data shows that China made modest, targeted gains in most specialized UN agencies, and agencies headed by PRC nationals show faster increases in PRC staff members, though all base numbers were low. We draw from Chinese-language sources to discuss issues facing China in increasing its international civil service numbers, affecting the country's ability to shape global governance
Agency (philosophy) · Business · China · Civil servants · Corporate governance · Economic growth · Economics · Mandate · Political science · Politics · Public relations · Service (business) · Sociology · Staffing · Finance · Global Peace and Security Dynamics · International Development and Aid · Law · Marketing · Peacebuilding and International Security · Public Administration
Chinese official lending, infrastructure development and bilateral political alignment
Negotiated Coexistence”
Strategic Avoidance
Chinese power in the World Heritage Committee
Power shifts in international organisations
Personnel power shift? Unpacking China's attempts to enter the UN civil service
Reining in a liberal UN
China, power and the United Nations Special Procedures
A mixed funding pattern
Behind closed doors
From developing country to superpower? China, power shifts and the United Nations development pillar
How Could Higher Education System Help Attract International Organisations? Differences Between China, the U.S., Switzerland, and the Netherlands
China’s Perspective on the International Maritime Order
Global Fragmentation and Collective Security Instruments
A fox in the henhouse
The Dayton Peace Process
Peace by piece
Beyond multilateralism
The Alliance Is Talking
International norms clash with China’s consumer nationalism
Navigating the In‐Between Space
Weapons and influence
The Scandinavian states' staffing of the United Nations‐system
An authoritarian security community in mainland Southeast Asia
Erosion of International Organizations’ Legitimacy under Superpower Rivalry
Questioning emerging humanitarian actors
| Obras citantes distintas | 26 |
|---|---|
| Citas por año | 6,5 |
| Intervalo de citas | 2022 - 2026 (5) |
| Velocidad de citación | current |
| Altamente citado | No |
| Tipos de cita | Neutras: 25 |