Logo: to the web site of the Swedish Defence University

fhs.se
Change search
CiteExportLink to record
Permanent link

Direct link
Cite
Citation style
  • apa
  • harvard-cite-them-right
  • ieee
  • modern-language-association-8th-edition
  • vancouver
  • Other style
More styles
Language
  • de-DE
  • en-GB
  • en-US
  • fi-FI
  • nn-NO
  • nn-NB
  • sv-SE
  • Other locale
More languages
Output format
  • html
  • text
  • asciidoc
  • rtf
Dag Hammarskjöld: An International Civil Servant Uniting Mystics and Realistic Diplomatic Engagement
Swedish National Defence College, Department of Leadership and Management (ILM).
2010 (English)In: Diplomacy & Statecraft, ISSN 0959-2296, E-ISSN 1557-301X, Vol. 21, no 3, p. 434-450Article in journal (Refereed) Published
Abstract [en]

The United Nation's secretary-general from 1953 to 1961, Dag Hammarskjöld, whose spiritual beliefs influenced his political activity, was searching for universality and solidarity as written in the charter of the UN. While in office, Hammarskjöld was able to unite personal belief and political rationale. This is the main reason he became a respected and true international civil servant. Hammarskjöld was neither a pure idealist nor a pure realist. This article examines the moral but not moralistic life and legacy of Hammarskjöld, who united mystics and realistic political engagement. In doing so it draws on the lessons learned from a “practical mystical” and international civil servant. This is chiefly done by using the English School approach of international relations theory while at same time pointing out the impact of positive mimesis. By devoting his private life to God, Hammarskjöld was able to devote his political life to the UN.

Place, publisher, year, edition, pages
Routledge , 2010. Vol. 21, no 3, p. 434-450
National Category
Political Science (excluding Public Administration Studies and Globalisation Studies)
Research subject
Ledarskap under påfrestande förhållanden
Identifiers
URN: urn:nbn:se:fhs:diva-1029DOI: 10.1080/09592296.2010.508414OAI: oai:DiVA.org:fhs-1029DiVA, id: diva2:380747
Available from: 2010-12-22 Created: 2010-12-22 Last updated: 2018-01-12Bibliographically approved

Open Access in DiVA

No full text in DiVA

Other links

Publisher's full text

Authority records

Troy, Jodok

Search in DiVA

By author/editor
Troy, Jodok
By organisation
Department of Leadership and Management (ILM)
In the same journal
Diplomacy & Statecraft
Political Science (excluding Public Administration Studies and Globalisation Studies)

Search outside of DiVA

GoogleGoogle Scholar

doi
urn-nbn

Altmetric score

doi
urn-nbn
Total: 220 hits
CiteExportLink to record
Permanent link

Direct link
Cite
Citation style
  • apa
  • harvard-cite-them-right
  • ieee
  • modern-language-association-8th-edition
  • vancouver
  • Other style
More styles
Language
  • de-DE
  • en-GB
  • en-US
  • fi-FI
  • nn-NO
  • nn-NB
  • sv-SE
  • Other locale
More languages
Output format
  • html
  • text
  • asciidoc
  • rtf