Departing from an objective understanding of time and space, this article investigates time and space together as daily individual and social experiences within the United Nations (UN) system. Focused on both staff members and civil society partners, it explores how experiences of time and space affect the way the UN functions. Based on two case studies, it first shows that time and space as they are experienced by individuals shape UN everyday practices pointing to a form of unlimited connectedness among individuals and overlapping and delocalized temporalities. It then demonstrates that time and space constitute socially constructed resources to maintain hierarchical relations: looking at temporal and spatial experiences gives insight into power dynamics over decision-making within the UN. Overall these findings show that time and space are relevant to capture overlooked dimensions in the study of the UN.

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在联合国内体验时空

本文从对时间和空间的客观理解出发，将时间和空间作为联合国（UN）系统内的日常个人和社会体验进行调查。它以工作人员和民间社会合作伙伴为重点，探讨时间和空间体验如何影响联合国的运作方式。基于两个案例研究，它首先表明，个人所经历的时间和空间塑造了联合国的日常实践，表明个人之间存在无限联系以及重叠和非本地化的时间性。然后，它证明了时间和空间构成了社会建构的资源，以维持等级关系：观察时间和空间经验可以洞察联合国内部决策的权力动态。