Et vindue til verden: Fra forfatning til tidsskrift - en undersøgelse af videnstransformation og -cirkulation i UNESCO Courier

UNESCO was one of the most influential knowledge-producing organizations in the post-war period. Through the four cardinal points: education, science, culture and communication, the intergovernmental organization pursued the peace- building work after World War II by adopting a large number of official documents in the forms of constitutions, resolutions and recommendations that were intended to guide the member states in how to implement UNESCO’s ideas and ideals. Working on a political level was only one part in UNESCO’s mission; the cornerstone of the organization’s extensive attempts to promote peace and democratic values was its ability to communicate its mission with the world outside of the headquarters/the political circles. One of the first steps in reaching a wider audience was the publication of the popular magazine UNESCO Courier that was intended to be the public voice of UNESCO. What happens to UNESCO’s ideas and ideals when they are in motion? How is the knowledge that UNESCO wishes to disseminate, expressed when it appears in new forms and media?