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Politics and Conscience: Dag Hammarskjold on the Art of Ethical Leadership

(Hardback)


Publishing Details

Full Title:

Politics and Conscience: Dag Hammarskjold on the Art of Ethical Leadership

Contributors:

By (Author) Roger Lipsey

ISBN:

9781611807363

Publisher:

Shambhala Publications Inc

Imprint:

Shambhala Publications Inc

Publication Date:

25th February 2020

UK Publication Date:

14th February 2020

Country:

United States

Classifications

Readership:

General

Fiction/Non-fiction:

Non Fiction

Dewey:

B

Physical Properties

Physical Format:

Hardback

Number of Pages:

144

Dimensions:

Width 127mm, Height 197mm

Description

An accessible guide to the principles and vision of Dag Hammarskj ld, a man John F. Kennedy called "the greatest statesman of our century." Dag Hammarskj ld served as Secretary-General of the United Nations from 1953 until his tragic death in a suspicious plane crash in 1961. During those years he saw the fledgling international organization through numerous crises with a skillfulness that drew much acclaim. As readers of his now-classic diary, Markings, are aware, Hammarskj ld saw political leadership as an honor calling for humility, moral examination, and spiritual reflection. In this comprehensive handbook, acclaimed biographer Roger Lipsey details the moral code by which Hammarskj ld lived and made critical decisions. What emerges is a portrait of a man who struck a remarkable balance between patience and action, empathy and reserve, policy and people. Structured through short sections on themes such as values-based leadership, perseverance, and negotiation, Politics and Conscience offers a vision of ethical leadership as relevant today as it was in Hammarskj ld's time. In our era of zero-sum politics, Lipsey shows politicians and voters alike how Hammarskj ld's political principles and practical wisdom support the betterment of the common good. "It is difficult to hear the low voice of reason," Hammarskj ld wrote, "or see the clear little light of decency, but, of course, both endure and both remain perfectly safe guides."

Reviews

At a time when political leadership in many contexts seems to be assimilating itself to the worst and most corrosive bits of the entertainment industry, and when the whole ideal of public service is disregarded or despised, it matters that we know where to look for hope and challenge. Dag Hammarskjlds extraordinary example of a statesmanship that was at once astute, humble, courageous, patient, and risky is as necessary for us as water in the desert; and in this welcome book, Hammarskjlds finest modern biographer sets out with model clarity and passion just what we might learn from him, just what we might hold ourselves accountable to.Rowan Williams, Master of Magdalene College (Cambridge), Archbishop of Canterbury (ret.)

In a series of memorable chapters, Lipsey charts the career and inner life of Hammarskjold on facing facts, the complicated process of negotiation, the healing power of time, perseverance, global interdependence, a world full of meaning, and the way of a statesman.Spirituality & Practice

Author Bio

ROGER LIPSEY is a biographer, art historian, editor, and translator. He is the author of Hammarskj ld- A Life, hailed as the definitive biography of Dag Hammarskj ld; An Art of Our Own- The Spiritual in Twentieth-Century Art; Angelic Mistakes- The Art of Thomas Merton; and most recently Gurdjieff Reconsidered- The Life, the Teachings, the Legacy.

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