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Informationen zum Autor Daniel Laqua is Associate Professor of European History at Northumbria University, UK. He is the author of The Age of Internationalism and Belgium, 1880–1930: Peace, Progress and Prestige . Wouter Van Acker is Associate Professor in Architectural Theory and History at the Université libre de Bruxelles, Belgium. Christophe Verbruggen is Associate Professor in Social and Cultural History at Ghent University, Belgium. Klappentext The Union of International Associations (UIA) was founded in 1910, aiming to coordinate the relations and interests of international organizations across the world. Its long history makes it a prism through which to study the field of international organizations and its dynamics. Bringing together experts from fields including history, political science and international relations, architecture, historical sociology, digital humanities and information studies, International Organizations and Global Civil Society is the first scholarly book to cover both the UIA's early years and its more recent past. Key issues explored include the UIA's importance for the field of scientific internationalism, the relations between the UIA and other international organizations, and the changing position of the UIA when facing geopolitical challenges such as totalitarianism, the World Wars and the Cold War.This important book addresses a number of current scholarly concerns: the concept of "global civil society"; the development of international relations as a field of study; the investigation of transnational factors in modern and contemporary history; and the tracing of forerunners to the "information society". Zusammenfassung The Union of International Associations (UIA) was founded in 1910, aiming to coordinate the relations and interests of international organizations across the world. Its long history makes it a prism through which to study the field of international organizations and its dynamics. Bringing together experts from fields including history, political science and international relations, architecture, historical sociology, digital humanities and information studies, International Organizations and Global Civil Society is the first scholarly book to cover both the UIA’s early years and its more recent past. Key issues explored include the UIA’s importance for the field of scientific internationalism, the relations between the UIA and other international organizations, and the changing position of the UIA when facing geopolitical challenges such as totalitarianism, the World Wars and the Cold War.This important book addresses a number of current scholarly concerns: the concept of "global civil society"; the development of international relations as a field of study; the investigation of transnational factors in modern and contemporary history; and the tracing of forerunners to the "information society". Inhaltsverzeichnis INTRODUCTION: RECONSTRUCTING THE IDENTITIES OF AN INTERNATIONAL NON-GOVERNMENTAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY, Daniel Laqua, Wouter Van Acker and Christophe Verbruggen Part I: THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE UIA Chapter 1 CREATING THE UIA: HENRI LA FONTAINE, CYRILLE VAN OVERBERGH AND PAUL OTLET W. Boyd Rayward Chapter 2 THE UIA AND THE PATRONAGE OF INTERNATIONALISM: FROM THE BELLE ÉPOQUE TO THE SECOND WORLD WAR Christophe Verbruggen Chapter 3 EDUCATING INTERNATIONALISTS: THE CONTEXT, ROLE AND LEGACIES OF THE UIA'S 'INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY' Daniel Laqua Chapter 4 CARVING OUT A NEW ROLE: THE UIA AFTER THE SECOND WORLD WAR Part II: THE UIA IN A WORLD OF INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS Chapter 5 BUILDING A 'NEW INTERNATIONAL ORDER': INTERNATIONAL WOMEN'S ORGANIZATIONS AND THE UIA Sarah Hellawell Chapter 6 LEGITIMIZING THE TRANSNATIONAL ASSOCIATIVE EXPERT: THE UNION INTERNATIONALE DES VILLES AND THE UIA Wouter Van Acker Chapter 7 HISTO...
