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Chloé Maurel, former student of the École Normale Supérieure, has a PhD in contemporary history. She works on the history of UNESCO, United Nations, and global history. Her doctoral dissertation was on the history of UNESCO (University Paris 1). She is an associate researcher at the École Normale Supérieure (IHMC). She published among other books : Histoire de l’UNESCO (L’Harmattan, 2010), Manuel d’histoire globale (Armand Colin, 2013) and Histoire des idées des Nations Unies (L’Harmattan, 2015).
Alfred Métraux, Swiss-American ethnologist, worked for UNESCO from 1947 until his death in 1963. This article analyzes three UNESCO programs in which he was deeply involved : the « fundamental education » ...