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What kinds of effects does a "weak" international organization have? A case study of the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA)

Research Project

Project/Area Number 18K12736
Research Category

Grant-in-Aid for Early-Career Scientists

Allocation TypeMulti-year Fund
Review Section Basic Section 06020:International relations-related
Research InstitutionKobe University (2022)
Kwansei Gakuin University (2018-2021)

Principal Investigator

Akahoshi Sho  神戸大学, 国際協力研究科, 准教授 (20795380)

Project Period (FY) 2018-04-01 – 2023-03-31
Project Status Completed (Fiscal Year 2022)
Budget Amount *help
¥3,510,000 (Direct Cost: ¥2,700,000、Indirect Cost: ¥810,000)
Fiscal Year 2020: ¥1,040,000 (Direct Cost: ¥800,000、Indirect Cost: ¥240,000)
Fiscal Year 2019: ¥1,560,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,200,000、Indirect Cost: ¥360,000)
Fiscal Year 2018: ¥910,000 (Direct Cost: ¥700,000、Indirect Cost: ¥210,000)
Keywordsグローバル・ガバナンス / 国際機構 / 調整 / 国連人道問題調整事務所(OCHA) / 世界保健機関(WHO) / 人道支援 / 世界人道サミット
Outline of Final Research Achievements

This study has attempted to investigate (1) what role a “weak” international organization plays in global politics and (2) what effects it has on a global governance architecture. To answer these questions, the activities of UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) have been analyzed as a case study. Although it has limited resources, such as budget, the number of staff, or its discretion, OCHA uses its authority to convene a variety of humanitarian actors, to facilitate learning among them, and to promote the creation of a common understanding on humanitarian assistance. In addition, in comparison with OCHA, this study has dealt with the activities of World Health Organization (WHO), which reveals that these agencies, OCHA and WHO, has a different expertise and a different style of coordination.

Academic Significance and Societal Importance of the Research Achievements

本研究は、2000年代以降、主に予算や人員規模の大きい組織の分析を行ってきた国際機構研究に対して、権限や人員、財政規模が小さい「弱い」国際機構であるOCHAを事例として選択し、国際機構が持つ権威、正統性、専門知識や、国際機構が促進する学習や共有知識の創造といった観念的側面を分析した点で学術的意義を持つ。また、グローバル課題に多様なアクターが取り組む現代において、対立や重複を回避し、一貫した政策を実現するために重要なのは「調整」である。その活動を行なう調整機関に焦点を当てて分析し、その役割や持ちうる戦略を分析した本研究は社会的意義も有している。

Report

(6 results)
  • 2022 Annual Research Report   Final Research Report ( PDF )
  • 2021 Research-status Report
  • 2020 Research-status Report
  • 2019 Research-status Report
  • 2018 Research-status Report
  • Research Products

    (19 results)

All 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018

All Journal Article (3 results) (of which Open Access: 1 results) Presentation (10 results) (of which Int'l Joint Research: 7 results,  Invited: 1 results) Book (5 results) Funded Workshop (1 results)

  • [Journal Article] 「保護する責任」を通してみる「国際秩序論」——国際連合事務局の権力性 西海洋志『保護する責任と国際政治思想』国際書院,2021年2023

    • Author(s)
      赤星 聖
    • Journal Title

      Peace Studies

      Volume: 59 Issue: 0 Pages: 147-151

    • DOI

      10.50848/psaj.590102

    • ISSN
      2436-1054
    • Year and Date
      2023-03-31
    • Related Report
      2022 Annual Research Report
    • Open Access
  • [Journal Article] グローバル保健と人道支援の接近?エボラ出血熱からCOVID-19へ2021

    • Author(s)
      赤星聖
    • Journal Title

      国際安全保障

      Volume: 49 Pages: 58-77

    • Related Report
      2021 Research-status Report
  • [Journal Article] 《書評》Jo Leinen and Andreas Bummel, A World Parliament: Governance and Democracy in the 21st Century (Berlin: Democracy without Borders, 2018)2019

    • Author(s)
      赤星聖
    • Journal Title

      グローバル・ガバナンス

      Volume: 5 Pages: 143-146

    • Related Report
      2018 Research-status Report
  • [Presentation] Building transorganizational partnerships beyond intergovernmental organizations (IGOs): Transformation of Global Refugee Governance2023

    • Author(s)
      Sho Akahoshi
    • Organizer
      Global Governance in Complex Systems: Cases of Yuragi-led Transformations
    • Related Report
      2022 Annual Research Report
    • Int'l Joint Research
  • [Presentation] Reconciliation as a Mechanism of Norm Diffusion: Japan and Human Security2022

    • Author(s)
      Sho Akahoshi, Daisuke Madokoro
    • Organizer
      International Studies Association
    • Related Report
      2021 Research-status Report
    • Int'l Joint Research
  • [Presentation] Interaction between Orchestrator and Intermediaries for Innovative Ideas in Global Governance: OCHA and World Humanitarian Summit2021

    • Author(s)
      Sho Akahoshi
    • Organizer
      International Studies Association
    • Related Report
      2021 Research-status Report
    • Int'l Joint Research
  • [Presentation] 国内避難民問題のグローバル・ガバナンス2021

    • Author(s)
      赤星聖
    • Organizer
      日本平和学会
    • Related Report
      2021 Research-status Report
  • [Presentation] Roles of Guiding Guiding Principles in the Polycentric World: A Comparative Study of "Business and Human Rights" and "Internal Displacement"2020

    • Author(s)
      Sho Akahoshi
    • Organizer
      日本国際政治学会
    • Related Report
      2020 Research-status Report
  • [Presentation] Interactions Between Governors and Intermediaries in Generating Innovative Ideas in Global Governance: OCHA and the World Humanitarian Summit2020

    • Author(s)
      Sho Akahoshi
    • Organizer
      Academic Council on the United Nations System
    • Related Report
      2020 Research-status Report
    • Int'l Joint Research
  • [Presentation] Managing Reputation for Organizational Survival: Cases of Initial Involvement by the UNHCR in Issues on Internally Displaced Persons2019

    • Author(s)
      Sho Akahoshi
    • Organizer
      GSIR Research Training Symposium
    • Related Report
      2019 Research-status Report
    • Invited
  • [Presentation] Pursuit of Effective UN Humanitarian Coordination: Refining the Concept of "Orchestration"2018

    • Author(s)
      Sho Akahoshi
    • Organizer
      International Studies Association
    • Related Report
      2018 Research-status Report
    • Int'l Joint Research
  • [Presentation] An Alternative Way of Norm Diffusion? Persuasion, Contestation, and Reconciliation2018

    • Author(s)
      Daisuke Madokoro and Sho Akahoshi
    • Organizer
      International Studies Association
    • Related Report
      2018 Research-status Report
    • Int'l Joint Research
  • [Presentation] Transforming Humanitarian Governance through Orchestration2018

    • Author(s)
      Sho Akahoshi
    • Organizer
      Academic Council on the United Nations System
    • Related Report
      2018 Research-status Report
    • Int'l Joint Research
  • [Book] 日本の経済外交―新たな対外関係構築の軌跡2023

    • Author(s)
      大矢根聡
    • Total Pages
      336
    • Publisher
      勁草書房
    • ISBN
      9784326303212
    • Related Report
      2022 Annual Research Report
  • [Book] 新時代のグローバル・ガバナンス論―制度・過程・行為主体2021

    • Author(s)
      西谷真規子、山田高敬(分担執筆:赤星聖)
    • Total Pages
      352
    • Publisher
      ミネルヴァ書房
    • ISBN
      9784623089932
    • Related Report
      2020 Research-status Report
  • [Book] 戦後日本外交からみる国際関係―歴史と理論をつなぐ視座2021

    • Author(s)
      大矢根聡(分担執筆:赤星聖)
    • Total Pages
      388
    • Publisher
      ミネルヴァ書房
    • ISBN
      9784623090112
    • Related Report
      2020 Research-status Report
  • [Book] 国内避難民問題のグローバル・ガバナンスーアクターの多様化とガバナンスの変化2020

    • Author(s)
      赤星聖
    • Total Pages
      224
    • Publisher
      有信堂高文社
    • ISBN
      9784842055800
    • Related Report
      2020 Research-status Report
  • [Book] 共生社会の再構築Ⅲ―国際規範の競合と調和2020

    • Author(s)
      大賀哲・中野涼子・松本佐保編(分担執筆:赤星聖)
    • Total Pages
      298
    • Publisher
      法律文化社
    • ISBN
      9784589040220
    • Related Report
      2019 Research-status Report
  • [Funded Workshop] How and why do international organizations fight against corruption?2019

    • Related Report
      2019 Research-status Report

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Published: 2018-04-23   Modified: 2024-01-30  

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