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Theories of collective intelligence and decision-making :

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TLets417291

Title Proper

Theories of collective intelligence and decision-making :

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[Thesis]

First Statement of Responsibility

Ekpe, Bassey

Title Proper by Another Author

towards a viable United Nations intelligence system

Subsequent Statement of Responsibility

Lynch, Derek

Name of Publisher, Distributor, etc.

University of Huddersfield

Date of Publication, Distribution, etc.

2005

Dissertation or thesis details and type of degree

Ph.D.

Body granting the degree

University of Huddersfield

Text preceding or following the note

2005

Text of Note

The idea of a United Nations (UN) intelligence system is widely misunderstood and debates about it seem to be both misplaced and anecdotal. The lack of a consistent theory on intelligence has fostered the widely held view that such a system is not feasible or incompatible with the UN collective security system. This dissertation takes as its central thesis, the question, of whether an intelligence system is both desirable and feasible within the UN structure. In spite of the fact that no known study has so far engaged with the subject matter at the depth presented in this dissertation, the study advances the concept of collective intelligence, and its implications for managing international conflicts. The dissertation examines existing barriers in efforts to interface intelligence system with the UN structure, and proposes that, with suitable refinements, the concept of intelligence need not be incompatible with the UN system. It is also argued that these constraints should not preclude evolutionary changes to include an intelligence system that is compatible with an organisation such as the UN. By developing a concept of collective intelligence, the thesis proposes theoretical frameworks that suggest a potential nature of a viable intelligence capability within the UN. The analysis is developed normatively and conceptually, which lead to a further conclusion that the UN already possesses an intelligence capability which exists in manner that is not recognised. The lack of scholarly efforts to ground such a system on a reasonable framework creates a vacuum in the study of international organisations, and in particular the United Nations system. At a minimum, this dissertation fills this gap.

JA Political science (General)

JC Political theory

Ekpe, Bassey

Lynch, Derek

University of Huddersfield

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[Thesis]

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