01566nam a2200253 a 45000010005000000030009000050050017000140080041000310100017000720200038000890400064001270500023001910820014002141000028002282450093002562600045003493000026003945040064004205050710004846500028011946500043012226500018012656500029012837601BD-DhAAL20150307123058.0150307s2007    ctu      b    001 0 eng    a  2006032243  a9781565492202 (pbk. : alk. paper)  aDLCcDLCdC#PdYDXdBTCTAdYDXCPdIXAdBAKERdDLCdBD-DhAAL00aJZ4850b.M368 200700a341.22221 aMathiason, John,d1942-10aInvisible governance :binternational secretariats in global politics /cJohn Mathiason.  aBloomfield, CT :bKumarian Press,c2007.  axiv, 295 p. ;c23 cm.  aIncludes bibliographical references (p. 263-269) and index.0 aWhy are secretariats invisible? -- Evolution of the international public service (1919-2006) -- What do secretariats do? does leadership matter? -- Regime creation : human rights, the Internet, the environment, the seas, and drugs and thugs -- How information is mobilized -- Norm enforcement : human rights, weapons of mass destruction, war crimes, and trade disputes -- Providing services for peace and security -- Providing humanitarian relief : from Palestine to Darfur -- Managing the international economy and social relations -- How the international public sector manages itself -- The accountability problem : Quis custodiet ipsos custodes? -- International secretariats in future world politics. 0aInternational agencies. 0aInternational officials and employees. 0aSecretariats. 0aInternational relations.