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Today, in addition to war, climate change, pandemic disease, new weapons, displacement, inequality, bigotry and extremism that threaten global well-being. Because these challenges cross borders, no sovereign nation will succeed in countering them alone. Members of ACUNS contend that solutions to improve the human condition will be advanced through evidence-based analysis, international legal agreement, and multilateral action. As the only institution with worldwide membership, an effective United Nations is an existential imperative for the global good. ACUNS serves to foster well-studied action in the UN system.
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recognizes exceptional scholarship on the UN system, while also striving to translate and disseminate academic knowledge into practical recommendations for policy advisers and policymakers. Through its work, ACUNS seeks to nurture the growth of excellent scholarship, legal instruments, and informed policy solutions to global challenges.
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ACUNS unites people engaged in research, writing, teaching, and policy practice related to the United Nations system, in order to better understand and address the most pressing global issues of our time. The United Nations was founded in 1945 to “save succeeding generations from the scourge of war.”
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Global Governance is an interdisciplinary, peer-reviewed journal published quarterly by Brill in association with ACUNS. The journal highlights research, opinion pieces, and book reviews of leading scholars on issues of peace and security, development, human rights, health, and the environment. The
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Through events, publications, and online networking opportunities, ACUNS fosters analysis and debate about major international challenges. ACUNS increases the accessibility of the UN system to scholars, and facilitates the development of new scholarship about the UN and international affairs. It
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The ACUNS Annual Meeting draws approximately 300 scholars and practitioners each year for plenary sessions, roundtables, and workshop panels on a wide range of topics. Previous Meetings have been held in Brazil, Canada, Italy, Republic of Korea, South Africa, Trinidad, Turkey, United States of
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ACUNS was established in 1987 by a group of concerned scholars at Dartmouth College in Hanover, New Hampshire, USA. Since that time, it has been hosted by Brown University, Yale University, Wilfrid Laurier University, and Coventry University. In 2020, ACUNS became an independent nonprofit
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of scholars, practitioners, institutions, and individuals active in the work and study of the UN. ACUNS stimulates and supports dialogue and research about issues of global concern and international cooperation.
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The ACUNS Series on the UN System is an interdisciplinary book series with a broad focus on international organization, multilateralism, and global governance created in association with Edward Elgar Publishers.
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The annual ACUNS Workshop brings early-career practitioners into conversation with junior academics on key aspects of international organization. The program draws together some 20 participants each year.
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The ACUNS Dissertation Award recognizes qualifying graduate students with a US$ 1500 prize and invites winners to submit an article to the
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The John W. Holmes Memorial Lecture, is delivered during the ACUNS Annual Meeting and subsequently published in
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Cecilia Cannon (Director) - Graduate Institute of International & Development Studies
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Charlotte Ku (Past President and Director) - Texas A&M University School of Law
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ACUNS is led by an international Board of Directors, Officers, and Staff.
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Marie McAuliffe (Director) - International Organization for Migration
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Mónica Serrano (Member-at-Large and Director) - El Colegio de México
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United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization
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Courtney B. Smith (Assistant Treasurer) - Seton Hall University
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As of 2021, the ACUNS Quarterly Newsletter was replaced by the
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Sarmad Khan (Director) - Office of the UN Resident Coordinator
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Filip Savatic serves as Administrative Coordinator.
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Gabriel Amvane (Vice President and Director) - OFPRA
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United Nations organizations based in North America
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ACUNS Monthly Bulletin
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