Oral history interview with John Ruggie, 2001
Oral history interview with John Ruggie, 2001
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- Name
- Ruggie, John Gerard, 1944- (Interviewee)
- Weiss, Thomas G. (Thomas George), 1946- (Interviewer)
- Title
- Oral history interview with John Ruggie, 2001
- Abstract
- Background and childhood: born in Graz, Austria, 1944 during time of factionalism, moved to Canada, age 11; education: studies in political science and history at McMaster University, Canada, graduate studies at University of California, Berkeley, 1967; career: consultant to United Nations [UN] on peacekeeping operations, international development, science and technology, and the environment during 1970s, non-governmental [NGO] representative at UN Conference on the Human Environment, 1972, University of California political science professor, 1973, Columbia University political science professor, dean of Columbia's School of International and Public Affairs, 1991-96, professor of international affairs at Harvard University, assistant secretary-general and senior advisor for strategic planning to Kofi Annan, 1997-2001; writings: Multilateralism Matters, Constructing the World Polity, Winning the Peace; themes: Global Compact involvement, globalization, global governance, UN technology use
- Collection Name
- United Nations intellectual history project (UNIHP)
- Subjects
- International cooperation; International organization; Globalization; Ruggie, John Gerard, 1944-; United Nations Officials and employees; United Nations. Secretary-General; United Nations History; Columbia University Faculty; Global Compact; United Nations Conference on the Human Environment Stockholm, Sweden) (1972
- Format
- oral histories; sound recordings
- Genre
- Interviews
- Date
- 2001
- Note (Biographical)
- Assistant Secretary-General
- Note
- Interviewed by Thomas G. Weiss on April 10, 2001
- Note (Provenance)
- Ralph Bunche Institute for International Studies, The Graduate Center, City University of New York, Gift, 2009
- Language
- English
- Library Location
- Columbia Center for Oral History, Columbia University
Browse Location’s Digital Content - Catalog Record
- 13684983
- Also In
- Oral History Archives at Columbia
- Time-Based Media
- Time-Based Media
- Persistent URL
- https://dx.doi.org/10.7916/d8-ddhq-4824
- Related URLs
- Available digital content for this interview.