UNSA: Dedicated to promote an interdisciplinary, UN-focused field of studies

The UN Studies Association is an informal working group of UN practitioners and academics, dedicated to promote an interdisciplinary, UN-focused field of studies: UN Studies.

Founded in 2007, at the Annual Meeting of the Academic Council on the United Nations (ACUNS) in New York City, the group has been closely working with ACUNS ever since. ACUNS is a global association of educational and research institutions, individual scholars, teachers, and practitioners active in the work and study of multilateral relations, global governance, and international cooperation. The association provides the umbrella for informal initiatives such as the UN Studies working group.

Learn more about ACUNS

Today, the working group consists of a small group of active participants and a wider virtual network of interested parties world-wide. Besides UN Studies-related projects, the working group holds meetings and seminars.

Learn more about our activities.

Who can participate?

• The working group is open to all interested parties who seek to enter into an action- and result-oriented dialogue with like-minded UN researchers and practitioners across disciplines, fields, and professions.

• Particularly, it welcomes all those who wish to engage themselves actively in the community, contributing their ideas, expertise and knowledge.                                                                                                                             

Want to become a member?

How we operate

• This informal communication and working platform has been newly designed for members and other interested experts to exchange views and develop new ideas on UN Studies. 
• Members of the working group mainly communicate via this interactive online portal. They use it for joint project work such as organizing joint panels or writing publications on the field of UN Studies.
• In general, our group operates according to grassroots principles: democratically, consensus-oriented, informally and non-hierarchically.

How to engage in our activities

Our Mission Statement

Click here to learn more about our background, problem statement.

Our By-Laws

Click here for our by-laws in German, revised version as of July 18, 2008.