The Executive Head of International Organisations, an Important Actor in World Politics? A Study of the Leadership of UNESCO Directors-General in Comp

本研究项目的目的是促进国际组织学术在国际组织执行首脑的机构水平及其作为世界政治行动者的后续意义方面的辩论，特别是通过对一个特定的国际组织提供新的实证见解，该组织尽管具有重要性和独特性，但却受益于有限的学术关注，这就是联合国教科文组织。事实上，大多数关于秘书长的作用和影响的著作都倾向于集中讨论联合国的作用和影响，并表现出某种倾向于选择更杰出的人物的倾向。本项目旨在通过对四任总干事进行定性的跨案例比较分析，提供原创性的见解，该分析将使用迈克尔·谢切特（1989）的三部分框架进行系统分析，包括系统、组织和个性因素。

The objective of this research project is to contribute to the debate in international organisation scholarship on the level of agency of the executive heads of international organisations and their subsequent significance as actors in world politics, notably by providing new empirical insights into a particular international organisation which has benefited from limited scholarly attention despite its importance and uniqueness, which is UNESCO. Indeed, the majority of works on the role and influence of Secretaries-General have tended to focus on those of the United Nations, and display a certain selection bias in favour of more prominent figures. This project aims to provide original insights by carrying out a qualitative cross-case comparative analysis of four successive Directors-General, which will be analyzed systematically using Michael Schechter's (1989) three-part framework, encompassing systemic, organisational and personality factors.