Knowledge Management in Multilateral Diplomacy - The Case of the UN First Committee Cyber Negotiations

This open access book examines to what extent, and in what form, Knowledge Management (KM) practices have been implemented to handle inputs contributed to the United Nations (UN) First Committee cyber negotiations. With knowledge being the key asset of 21^st century Statecraft, how it is managed in the context of complex multilateral negotiations becomes of critical concern, as they define the contours of world order and influence national policies. This book makes a considerable scholarly contribution by developing a methodological blueprint for studying this, and provides the first empirial findings in the area. The book identifies, characterizes and discusses the evolution of the approach taken to KM within the UN First Committee cyber negotiations. It also offers a discussion of how the UN can become a more intentional knowledge manager in its multilateral processes to better support its diplomats, by drawing upon both formal and informal approaches to KM.

List of contents

Chapter 1: Introduction: Managing Multilateral Knowledge.- Chapter 2: The UN First Committee Cyber Negotiations.- Chapter 3: Developing a Diplomatic Baseline.- Chapter 4: Material Trust: Validating Knowledge the Diplomatic Way.- Chapter 5: Silently Safeguarding: The Veteran Privilege.- Chapter 6: An Ecosystem of Knowledge.- Chapter 7: Led by Language, Constrained through Consensus, Determined by Delegations.- Chapter 8: Paradigm Proficiency? Procedural Progress?.

About the author

Lise H. Andersen completed her Post-Doctoral Research Fellowship at Leiden University, and holds degrees from University College London, the University of Oxford and the University of California Santa Barbara. Her research sits at the nexus of (multilateral) diplomacy, science and technology.

Product details

• Authors: Lise H Andersen, Lise H. Andersen
• Publisher: Springer, Berlin
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Release: 12.04.2026
• EAN: 9783032114136
• ISBN: 978-3-0-3211413-6
• Illustrations: Approx. 250 p.
• Series: Studies in Diplomacy and International Relations
• Subjects: Social sciences, law, business > Political science; Internationale Beziehungen, Öffentliche Verwaltung, Diplomatie, United Nations, Internationale Institutionen, Open Access, Knowledge Management, International Relations, Diplomacy, International Organization, Politics and International Studies, Policy Formulation, digital governance, Politics of Knowledge, cyber diplomacy, multilateral negotiations, Knowledge Management Theory (KMT)