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Negotiating at the United Nations : a practitioner's guide
Title
Negotiating at the United Nations : a practitioner's guide / Rebecca E. Webber Gaudiosi, Jimena Leiva-Roesch and Ye-Min Wu.
ISBN
0429491042
0429956703
0429956711
042995672X
9780429491047
9780429956706
9780429956713
9780429956720
113859041X
9781138590410
Publication
Abingdon, Oxon ; New York, NY : Routledge, 2019.
Physical Description
1 online resource (xxii, 154 pages)
Local Notes
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Biographical / Historical Note
Rebecca E. Webber Gaudiosi represented the United States at the UN from 2006-14, leading on US engagement with over 25 organizations focused on environment and sustainable development. She has also worked with several UN specialized agencies and on bilateral environment issues. Her most recent assignment was at the U.S. Embassy in Cairo. Jimena Leiva-Roesch was at the Permanent Mission of Guatemala to the UN in New York, from 2009-15, where she last served as Counselor. She was the lead negotiator for Guatemala in the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and UN climate change negotiations. She is currently a Research Fellow with the International Peace Institute. Ye-Min Wu has worked with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Singapore for over a decade. While at the Permanent Mission of Singapore to the UN in New York, she chaired UN negotiations as well as represented the Group of 77 and China in UN negotiations on sustainable development issues.
Summary
This book offers a comprehensive practitioner's guide to negotiating at the United Nations. Although much of the content can be applied broadly, the guide focuses onnavigating multilateral negotiations at the UN. The book is a tool to help new UN negotiators, explaining basic negotiation concepts and offering insight into the complexities of the UN system. Italsooffers a playbook for cooperation for negotiators at any level, exploring the dynamics of relationships and alliances, the art of chairing a negotiation, and the importance of balancing the power asymmetries present in any multilateral discussion. The book proposes improvements to the UN negotiation process and looks at the impact of information technologies on negotiation dynamics; it alsoshares stories from women UN delegates, illustrating what it means to be a female negotiator at the UN. This book is an exploration of the power of the individual in any negotiation, and of the responsibility all negotiators have in wielding that power to speak for a better world. This book will be of much interest to students of diplomacy, global governance, foreign policy, and International Relations, as well as practitioners and policymakers.
Variant and related titles
Taylor & Francis. EBA 2024-2025.
Other formats
Print version: Webber Gaudiosi, Rebecca E. Negotiating at the United Nations. Abingdon, Oxon ; New York, NY : Routledge, 2019
Format
Books / Online
Language
English
Added to Catalog
August 07, 2024
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents
Cover; Half Title; Title Page; Copyright Page; Dedication; Table of Contents; List of illustrations; Foreword by Ambassador Tommy Koh; Foreword by Christiana Figueres; The story behind this book; Acknowledgments; Introduction; Notes; PART ONE: Negotiator Tool-Kit; 1. Negotiating the hard stuff; The difficult negotiation: What trade-offs will you make? Will the parties emerge victorious?; Notes; 2. Aren't interests and positions the same thing?; Different sets of interests vs. bargaining positions; Ladder of inference; Neutral mindset and being self-aware; Conclusion; Notes
Mitigating asymmetric power: the 800-pound gorilla and the fearless ant (Chapter 7)I am a female negotiator: so what? (Chapter 8); Please excuse us as we upgrade our process; and software (Chapter 9); Concluding thoughts; Notes; References; Index
Negotiating is hard for everyone, man or womanSummary; Notes; 9. Please excuse us as we upgrade our process ... and software; Improving the process; Technology and negotiations; Summary; Notes; Conclusion; Negotiating the hard stuff (Chapter 1); Aren't interests and positions the same thing? (Chapter 2); The insider's guide to the UN negotiation system (Chapter 3); Don't go it alone: building relationships and alliances (Chapter 4); Welcome to Negotiations Theater: an off-Broadway production (Chapter 5); I call this meeting to order: chairing UN negotiations (Chapter 6)
PART TWO: Inside the UN3. The insider's guide to the UN negotiation system; Key personalities; Timeline for decision-making; Negotiation history; Conclusion; Notes; 4. Don't go it alone: Building relationships and alliances; Relationships; Alliances; Networking; Groups; Conclusion; 5. Welcome to negotiations theater: an off-Broadway production; Negotiating behind the scenes; Negotiating with capital; Negotiating at the table; Conclusion; Notes; 6. I call this meeting to order: Chairing UN negotiations; Chairing is personal; Attributes of a good Chair: process and conduct; Steering the process
Types of ChairsPotential pitfalls for an intrepid Chair; Conclusion; Notes; 7. Mitigating asymmetric power: The 800-pound gorilla and the fearless ant; The march of the ants: the challenges and benefits of being small; The perception of the 800-pound gorilla; Conclusion; Notes; PART THREE: Working on It; 8. I am a female negotiator: So what?; Different treatment: equal, please, not special; Proving themselves: women have to work harder; Internal barriers: self-doubt and hesitation; Views: female negotiators on themselves; Gender influence: using all the resources at your disposal
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