Vincenzo Pavone is a researcher in social and political sciences for the Institute of Public Goods and Policies at the Spanish National Research Council (CSIC) in Madrid, Spain.

In this book, Vincenzo Pavone offers a strikingly original and rigorous new look at globalization-instead of focusing, as most studies do, on the economic and political forces behind it, he analyzes this phenomenon's philosophical bases. He offers the reader a fascinating intellectual journey through the origins and development of scientific humanism and how this set of ideas has shaped the activities of UNESCO. Pavone exhibits a rare combination of historical scope in his exploration of scientific humanism and analytical precision in the analysis of the correlations between scientific humanist ideas and UNESCO's world view. This book will rank with the very best studies on the influence of ideas in the shaping of public policies.

• Chapter 1 Table of ContentsChapter 2 List of AbbreviationsChapter 3 PrefaceChapter 4 AcknowledgmentsChapter 5 IntroductionChapter 6 1 The UNESCO Idea and Its Historical PredecessorsChapter 7 2 Intergovernmental vs. Global: UNESCO and Its Double IdentityChapter 8 3 The Humanism of DevelopmentChapter 9 4 UNESCO, Scientific Humanism, and Global GovernanceChapter 10 5 Globalization, Science, and the Minds of Men: Humanism in ActionChapter 11 6 UNESCO and the Discourses on Science, Education, and PeaceChapter 12 ConclusionChapter 13 BibliographyChapter 14 IndexChapter 15 About the Author

Vincenzo Pavone is a researcher in social and political sciences for the Institute of Public Goods and Policies at the Spanish National Research Council (CSIC) in Madrid, Spain.

In this book, Vincenzo Pavone offers a strikingly original and rigorous new look at globalization-instead of focusing, as most studies do, on the economic and political forces behind it, he analyzes this phenomenon's philosophical bases. He offers the reader a fascinating intellectual journey through the origins and development of scientific humanism and how this set of ideas has shaped the activities of UNESCO. Pavone exhibits a rare combination of historical scope in his exploration of scientific humanism and analytical precision in the analysis of the correlations between scientific humanist ideas and UNESCO's world view. This book will rank with the very best studies on the influence of ideas in the shaping of public policies.

• Chapter 1 Table of ContentsChapter 2 List of AbbreviationsChapter 3 PrefaceChapter 4 AcknowledgmentsChapter 5 IntroductionChapter 6 1 The UNESCO Idea and Its Historical PredecessorsChapter 7 2 Intergovernmental vs. Global: UNESCO and Its Double IdentityChapter 8 3 The Humanism of DevelopmentChapter 9 4 UNESCO, Scientific Humanism, and Global GovernanceChapter 10 5 Globalization, Science, and the Minds of Men: Humanism in ActionChapter 11 6 UNESCO and the Discourses on Science, Education, and PeaceChapter 12 ConclusionChapter 13 BibliographyChapter 14 IndexChapter 15 About the Author

Vincenzo Pavone is a researcher in social and political sciences for the Institute of Public Goods and Policies at the Spanish National Research Council (CSIC) in Madrid, Spain.

In this book, Vincenzo Pavone offers a strikingly original and rigorous new look at globalization-instead of focusing, as most studies do, on the economic and political forces behind it, he analyzes this phenomenon's philosophical bases. He offers the reader a fascinating intellectual journey through the origins and development of scientific humanism and how this set of ideas has shaped the activities of UNESCO. Pavone exhibits a rare combination of historical scope in his exploration of scientific humanism and analytical precision in the analysis of the correlations between scientific humanist ideas and UNESCO's world view. This book will rank with the very best studies on the influence of ideas in the shaping of public policies.

• Chapter 1 Table of ContentsChapter 2 List of AbbreviationsChapter 3 PrefaceChapter 4 AcknowledgmentsChapter 5 IntroductionChapter 6 1 The UNESCO Idea and Its Historical PredecessorsChapter 7 2 Intergovernmental vs. Global: UNESCO and Its Double IdentityChapter 8 3 The Humanism of DevelopmentChapter 9 4 UNESCO, Scientific Humanism, and Global GovernanceChapter 10 5 Globalization, Science, and the Minds of Men: Humanism in ActionChapter 11 6 UNESCO and the Discourses on Science, Education, and PeaceChapter 12 ConclusionChapter 13 BibliographyChapter 14 IndexChapter 15 About the Author