Political Science Research Guide

Chapters: 1 Introduction -- 2 Getting Started -- 3 Fund-Raising -- 4 Scheduling -- 5 The Triangle Offense and Defense -- 6 Special Topics and Research -- 7 Care and Feeding of Your Website -- 8 What to Do at a Conference -- 9 Line of March -- 10 The Coach's Role at the Conference -- 11 How Students Can Help Your Team Outside the Conference -- 12 Diversity -- 13 The Ethical Dimension of MUN -- Appendix A: UN Factsheet -- Appendix B: Awards Criteria -- Appendix C: Sample Background Guide -- Appendix D: Sample Position Paper -- Appendix E: Lesson Plans -- Appendix F: Further Reading -- Index -- About the Authors -- Footnotes -- 7 Care and Feeding of Your Website -- 13 The Ethical Dimension of MUN -- Appendix C: Sample Background Guide -- Appendix D: Sample Position Paper.

The United Nations has been called everything from "the best hope of mankind" to "irrelevant" and "obsolete." With this much-needed introduction to the UN, Jussi Hanhimaki engages the current debate over the organizations effectiveness as he provides a clear understanding of how it was originally conceived, how it has come to its present form, and how it must confront new challenges in a rapidly changing world.

UN Voices presents the human and moving stories of an extraordinary group of individuals who contributed to the economic and social record of the UN's life and activities. Drawing from extensive interviews, the book presents in their own words the experiences of 73 individuals from around the globe who have spent much of their professional lives engaged in United Nations affairs. We hear from secretaries-general and presidents, ministers and professors, social workers and field workers, as well as diplomats and executive heads of UN agencies.