Based on a wealth of sources, files and interviews, and including previously unpublished material, this book explores the foundations of the political ethics of Dag Hammarskj ld, the second Secretary-General of the United Nations, examining how they influenced his actions in several key crisis situations. Hammarskj lds political innovations, such

Manuel Fröhlich is Chair of International Relations and Foreign Policy, Department of Political Science, Trier University, Germany.

1. Introduction 2. The Office of the UN Secretary-General 3. Principal Elements of Dag Hammarskjöld's Political Ethics 4. Connections between Ethical Thought and Political Action 5. The Hammarskjöld Tradition