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b'Dr. Leslie Vinjamuri of SOAS University interviews Professor Anthony Arend on his new book Human Dignity: The Future of Global Institutions.\\n\\nAbout the book:\\nWhat does human dignity mean and what role should it play in guiding the mission of international institutions? In recent decades, global institutions have proliferated\\u2014from intergovernmental organizations to hybrid partnerships. The specific missions of these institutions are varied, but is there a common animating principle to inform their goals? Presented as an integrated, thematic analysis that transcends individual contributions, Human Dignity and the Future of Global Institutions argues that the concept of human dignity can serve as this principle. \\nSee more at: http://press.georgetown.edu/book/georgetown/human-dignity-and-future-global-institutions#sthash.dfngYYo0.dpuf\\n\\nAbout the author:\\nAnthony Clark Arend is Professor and Senior Associate Dean for Graduate and Faculty Affairs in the Walsh School of Foreign Service. Dr. Arend specializes in the areas of international law, national security law, international relations theory and human rights. He has published numerous articles and seven books, including Legal Rules and International Society and Human Dignity and the Future of Global Institutions (co-edited with Mark P. Lagon). He has also written or co-written opinion pieces for various publications, including The Washington Post, The Los Angeles Times and The Christian Science Monitor. He is a member of the Council on Foreign Relations. Dr. Arend received a Ph.D. and an M.A. in Foreign Affairs from the Woodrow Wilson Department of Government and Foreign Affairs of the University of Virginia. He received a B.S.F.S., magna cum laude, from the Edmund A. Walsh School of Foreign Service at Georgetown University.'