An innovative new textboo​k

Engaging the United Nations is a bold combination of comic book, traditional textbook, applied exercises and instruction guides for advisors and teachers.  Each chapter narrates, instructs & applies the
concepts necessary to prepare a Model UN team for success.  

ISBN Print: 978-0-9988518-3-9
ISBN Digital: 978-0-9988518-4-6

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This book fills a void in published materials that are necessary for a Model UN course. In our course, my colleague and I have looked for books that are appropriate for students who are required to have an Intro to IR course, but for whom an advanced text on International Organizations or Global Governance is unnecessary. Dille's work is a perfect fit, but also goes beyond the content we need. The overview of theory, history, and facts is only one part of each chapter. The other two--one about skills for negotiating at Model UN and one that provides exercises in the classroom to put in action the chapter's ideas--really distinguish this text.

Another engaging aspect of the book are the comics introducing each chapter that follow several individuals who interact with the United Nations institutions in different ways. As a whole, when we use this book for the first time, we are excited that it will provide our students with a much better background and "hands on" knowledge of the United Nations, diplomacy, and negotiation.

Andrea Grove, Ph.D.
Faculty Director, CI Center for International Affairs
CSU Channel Islands
 

" I just finished your book and really enjoyed it. From someone who supervised Model UN for nearly 10 years, I can say that your book is the most refreshing work I've encountered on the subject that's geared toward undergrad students. You write with stunning clarity, and the book is engaging, intellectually stimulating.

I especially like the chapter topics -- US-UN relations, chapters on negotiation, public speaking, writing, etiquette, etc. Also, you fold in important info nicely (the Charter, etc.), and, you provide good, manageable "snapshots" from history. Finally, the illustrations necessarily depict the diversity of our world community.
I can see how this book would be invaluable for preparing students for Model UN and maintaining the initiative."

Gregory Hall, Ph.D.
Patterson School of Diplomacy and International Relations
University of Kentucky