The United Nations Secretariat: An Institutional History

Research Project

Project/Area Number	24K04761
Research Category	Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
Allocation Type	Multi-year Fund
Section	一般
Review Section	Basic Section 06020:International relations-related
Research Institution	International Christian University
Principal Investigator	SALTON Herman 国際基督教大学, 教養学部, 准教授 (60837433)
Project Period (FY)	2024-04-01 – 2027-03-31
Project Status	Granted (Fiscal Year 2024)
Budget Amount *help	¥4,550,000 (Direct Cost: ¥3,500,000、Indirect Cost: ¥1,050,000) Fiscal Year 2026: ¥1,170,000 (Direct Cost: ¥900,000、Indirect Cost: ¥270,000) Fiscal Year 2025: ¥1,430,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,100,000、Indirect Cost: ¥330,000) Fiscal Year 2024: ¥1,950,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,500,000、Indirect Cost: ¥450,000)
Keywords	United Nations / Bureaucracy / Secretariat / History
Outline of Research at the Start	This project investigates the relationship between the UN Secretariat, Secretaries-General, and states. It will ask how is the UN bureaucracy adapting to the current crisis of multilateralism, the decline of US unipolarity, and the emergence of states that challenge global norms?