Carving Out a New Role: The UIA after the Second World War

Nico  Randeraad; Philip Post

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Carving Out a New Role: The UIA after the Second World War

Nico Randeraad, Philip Post

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After the death of its founders Henri La Fontaine in 1943 and Paul Otlet in 1944, it was uncertain whether the Union of International Associations would be able to resume its activities once the Second World War had ended. The only concrete step was the installation of Otlet’s lawyer, Jules Polain, as provisional administrator in May 1945. La Fontaine’s bequest provided funds to relaunch the Union, but there was no apparent urgency to spend the money. On the contrary, the court order appointing Polain contained the possibility of a total liquidation of the organization.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	International Organizations and Global Civil Society: Histories of the Union of International Associations
Publisher	Bloomsbury Academic
Chapter	4
Pages	73-90
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.5040/9781350055643.0013
Publication status	Published - 2019
Externally published	Yes

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