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This chapter examines how theories of international relations (IR) illuminate both UNHCR’s external role and internal culture. Realism underscores the organisation’s dependence on state power, reinforcing hierarchy, caution, and institutional self-protection. Liberalism emphasises UNHCR’s collaborative functions, its alignment with international norms, and its role in coordinating multilateral responses. Constructivism depicts UNHCR as a norm entrepreneur, shaping global protection standards and public narratives. Using the Syrian refugee crisis as an example, the chapter illustrates how these paradigms intersect and sometimes conflict in practice, influencing organisational values, behaviours, and staff identities. It concludes by posing key questions on survival, cooperation, pragmatism, and norm entrepreneurship, emphasising how UNHCR’s culture reflects the interaction of power, politics, and principles.

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IR Theory and the Cultural Landscape of UNHCR

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    2025年

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  • Martin Gottwald

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This chapter examines how theories of international relations (IR) illuminate both UNHCR’s external role and internal culture. Realism underscores the organisation’s dependence on state power, reinforcing hierarchy, caution, and institutional self-protection. Liberalism emphasises UNHCR’s collaborative functions, its alignment with international norms, and its role in coordinating multilateral responses. Constructivism depicts UNHCR as a norm entrepreneur, shaping global protection standards and public narratives. Using the Syrian refugee crisis as an example, the chapter illustrates how these paradigms intersect and sometimes conflict in practice, influencing organisational values, behaviours, and staff identities. It concludes by posing key questions on survival, cooperation, pragmatism, and norm entrepreneurship, emphasising how UNHCR’s culture reflects the interaction of power, politics, and principles.