Eighty Years On: The United Nations and the Politics of Contestation

Abstract

This panel explores the United Nations' mounting challenges amid its most significant crisis of effectiveness, legitimacy, and authority in eighty years. Facing contestation from powerful member states, shrinking resources, and politicized decision-making, the UN system is under unprecedented pressure. We invite contributions examining these dynamics, including questions about the recognition of the UN, the promotion of alternative norms within the UN system, or the implications of shifting geopolitics for the organization.

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