The UNGA—a talking shop? Exploring rationales for the repetition of resolutions in subsequent negotiations
The UNGA—a talking shop? Exploring rationales for the repetition of resolutions in subsequent negotiations
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联合国大会——一个空谈家？探讨在随后的谈判中重复决议的理由
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2014
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D. Panke
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D. Panke
联合国大会经常被批评为效率低下的清谈会。这种批评部分是由于联合国大会决议不具有法律约束力，部分是由于相当多的决议在联合国大会多届会议上反复辩论。本文显示，联大某一年谈判议程上的决议，有一半以上并非新决议，而是过去在同一竞技场讨论过的。由于这增加了谈判工作量，也增加了成员国的能力要求，因此普遍存在的重复现象令人费解。因此，本文探讨了重复出现决议背后的原因。它区分了渐进主义和象征主义的理论基础，并在一系列案例研究中阐明了重复的不同动机。这表明，重复决议的理由都很重要，象征性政治或渐进主义都不局限于特定类型的问题或行为体。
The United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) is frequently criticized as being an inefficient talking shop. Such criticism is partially due to the fact that UNGA resolutions are not legally binding, and partially due to the considerable share of resolutions that are debated repeatedly in multiple UNGA sessions. This article shows that more than half of the resolutions on the negotiation agenda of the UNGA in a given year are not novel, but have been discussed in the same arena in the past. As this increases the negotiation workload and also the capacity requirements of the member states, the widespread phenomenon of repetitions is puzzling. Therefore, the article examines the reasons behind reoccurring resolutions. It distinguishes between incrementalist and symbolic rationales and sheds light on the different motivations for repetitions in a series of case studies. This reveals that both rationales matter for repeating resolutions and that neither symbolic politics nor incrementalism are confined to specific types of issues or actors.