Leveraging power and influence on the United Nations Security Council

本项目探讨安全理事会当选成员如何影响理事会决策和规范制定的根本问题。该项目组建了一个由国际律师和政治学家组成的研究小组，力求对理事会非常任理事国为何以及何时成功地对理事会的决策进程产生影响进行严格的多学科评价。该项目借鉴了包括澳大利亚在内的当选成员最近的经验，预计将推动基于证据和经验的政策建议，以提高当选成员对理事会议程和政策行使权力和影响力的能力。

This project examines the fundamental problem of how elected members on the Security Council can influence Council decision-making and norm development. Assembling a research team of international lawyers and political scientists, the project seeks to provide a rigorous, multi-disciplinary evaluation of why and when non-permanent Council members have succeeded in having impact on the Council's decision-making process. Drawing on recent experiences of elected members, including Australia, the project is expected to advance evidence-based and empirically grounded policy proposals designed to increase the capacity of elected members to exercise power and influence over the Council's agenda and policy.