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Encyclopedia of World Problems and Human Potential
Cover of the first 1976 edition
AuthorEditorial team
LanguageEnglish
SubjectHumankind problems and solutions
GenreEncyclopedia
PublisherUnion of International Associations
Publication date
1976–present
Publication placeBelgium
Media typePrint from 1976 to 1995, CD-ROM in 1995, online since 2000

TheEncyclopedia of World Problems and Human Potential (EWPHP)[1] is a research work published by theUnion of International Associations (UIA). It is available online since 2000,[2] and was previously available as a CD-ROM and as a three-volume book.[3]

The EWPHP began under the direction ofAnthony Judge in 1972 and eventually came to comprise more than 100,000 entries and 700,000 links, as well as hundreds of pages of introductory notes and commentaries onproblems,strategies,values, concepts ofhuman development, and various intellectual resources.

Contributors and history

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The project was originally conceived in 1972 by James Wellesley-Wesley,[4] who provided financial support through the foundation Mankind 2000,[5] andAnthony Judge, by whom the work was orchestrated.[6]

Work on the first edition started with funds from Mankind 2000, matching those of theUIA. The publisherKlaus Saur, of Munich, provided funds, in conjunction with those from the UIA, for work on the 2nd, 3rd, and 4th editions. Seed funding for the third volume of the 4th edition was also provided on behalf of Mankind 2000.[7] In the nineties, seed funding was provided, again on behalf of Mankind 2000, for computer equipment which subsequently allowed the UIA to develop a website and make available for free the 1994–1995 edition of the EWPHP databases. The UIA, on the initiative ofNadia McLaren, a consultant ecologist who has been a primary editor for the EWPHP,[8] instigated two multi-partner projects funded by the European Union, with matching funds from the UIA. The work done through those two projects,Ecolynx: Information Context for Biodiversity Conservation[9] (mainly) andInteractive Health Ecology Access Links,[10] resulted in a fifth, web-based edition of the EWPHP in 2000.[11] Two other individuals supported the project:Robert Jungk of Mankind 2000, and Christian de Laet[12] of the UIA.[7][13]

EWPHP began as a processing of documents gathered from entities profiled in theYearbook of International Organizations. The United Nations Library in Geneva facilitated access to other material over two decades.[13][14] At one point, theInstitute of Cultural Affairs International was contractually associated.[7] TheGoals, Processes and Indicators of Development project was led byJohan Galtung of the United Nations University,[15] in conjunction with Anthony Judge.[7]

The principal editors of the EWPHP's editions have been Jon Jenkins, Maureen Jenkins, Owen Victor, Jacqueline Nebel, Nadia McLaren, andTomáš Fülöpp. In 2005, following disagreement over the partnership contract, Anthony Judge, in his role as executive secretary of Mankind 2000, reframed the EWPHP as having been a strategic initiative of the Union of Intelligible Associations.[according to whom?][16][17]

Tomáš Fülöpp maintained the EWPHP databases at the UIA until sometime after January 2012. Tomáš Fülöpp also acts as manager along with senior editors Nadia McLaren and Kimberly Trathen.

Cover of the 1995 CD-ROM

Editions

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  • The 1st edition, initiated in 1972 and published in 1976, has one volume entitledYearbook of World Problems and Human Potential, comprising thirteen sections, several of which have not appeared in subsequent editions.[11][18]
  • The 2nd edition, initiated in 1983 and published in 1986, was titledEncyclopedia of World Problems and Human Potential. It is still a single volume (published as volume 4 of theYearbook of International Organizations), but with different sections due to the variegated types of paper used in printing the edition.[19] The book is equivalent to several normal volumes. According to Edward Cornish ofThe Futurist, one such book is equivalent to 40 or 50 normal-sized books.[20]
  • The 3rd edition, initiated in 1988 and published in 1991, has two volumes:World Problems (vol. 1), andHuman Potential (vol. 2).
  • The 4th edition, initiated in 1992 and again in 1994–1995, has three volumes:World Problems (vol. 1),Human Potential – Transformation and Values (vol.2),Actions – Strategies – Solutions (vol. 3). A CD-ROM version,Encyclopedia Plus, is also published.
  • The online edition was initiated in 1997 and completed in 2000.[21][22]
1st edition 19762nd edition 19863rd edition 19914th edition 1994-5Online edition 2000
World Problems7,44410,23313,16712,20356,564
Human Development2881,5964,0514,4564,817
Values7042,2702,2703,2543,257
Strategies08,335029,54232,547

Critical reception

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There have been several reviews of the EWPHP.[23] One of the criticisms came from the American Library Association in 1987: "The board considers theEncyclopedia of World Problems and Human Potential a problematic monument to idiosyncrasy, confusion, and obfuscation that certainly is not worth purchasing at any price."[24] Similarly,The Guardian was critical in a review article published in 1992.[citation needed]The Wall Street Journal published a review of the EWPHP initiative in December 2012.[25]

See also

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References

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  1. ^Redles, David (1987)."Encyclopedia of world problems and human potential".Government Publications Review.14 (3):358–361.doi:10.1016/0277-9390(87)90074-4 – via Academia.
  2. ^UIA Online Encyclopedia. Union of International Associations.
  3. ^Hardcover edition of the Encyclopedia of World Problems and Human Potential. Union of International Associations.
  4. ^In Remembrance of James Wellesley-Wesley. M2000.org (25 April 2007). Retrieved on 23 November 2011.
  5. ^Mankind 2000 / Humanité 2000. M2000.org (22 February 1999). Retrieved on 23 November 2011.
  6. ^Encyclopedia Illusions – Rationale for an Encyclopedia of World Problems and Human Potential. Laetusinpraesens.org. Retrieved on 23 November 2011.
  7. ^abcdGlobal strategies project – Introduction: background and acknowledgements. Union of International Associations. Retrieved on 23 November 2011.
  8. ^Nadia McLaren. Union of International Associations. Retrieved on 23 November 2011.
  9. ^Information Context for Biodiversity ConservationArchived 1 September 2009 at theWayback Machine. Ecolynx. Retrieved on 23 November 2011.
  10. ^Interactive Health Ecology Access Links (IHEAL). Union of International Associations. Retrieved on 23 November 2011.
  11. ^abInitiatives within the framework of the Union of International Associations. Un-intelligible.org (22 February 1999). Retrieved on 23 November 2011.
  12. ^Christian de Laet. Uia.be (9 December 2008). Retrieved on 23 November 2011.
  13. ^abEncyclopedia of world problem and human potential project – Overview: background and acknowledgements. Union of International Associations. Retrieved on 23 November 2011.
  14. ^Encyclopedia of world problems and human potential – Assessment: International organizations as a source. Union of International Associations. Retrieved on 23 November 2011.
  15. ^Goals, processes and indicators of development: A project description Galtung J. 1978. HSDPD-9/UNUP, United Nations University, Tokyo, Japan. Also:GPID Project – Goals, Processes and Indicators of Development – Complete list of papersArchived 20 July 2011 at theWayback Machine
  16. ^Union of Intelligible Associations. Un-intelligible.org (22 February 1999). Retrieved on 23 November 2011.
  17. ^Reclaiming the Heritage of Misappropriated Collective Endeavour. Un-intelligible.org. Retrieved on 23 November 2011.
  18. ^See note C inStatistics – Development of Encyclopedia of World Problems and Human Potential (1976–1995)
  19. ^UIA – Saur Relations: Sharing a Documentary Pilgrimage. Uia.be (5 July 1974). Retrieved on 23 November 2011.
  20. ^http://www.uia.be/node/327829 Book review of November–December 1991.
  21. ^UIA Online Databases. Union of International Associations. Retrieved on 23 November 2011.
  22. ^Statistics – Development of Encyclopedia of World Problems and Human Potential (1976–1995). Union of International Associations. Retrieved on 23 November 2011.
  23. ^Selected reviews of the Encyclopedia[permanent dead link]. Union of International Associations. Retrieved on 23 November 2011.
  24. ^Booklist, v.83, p.698, American Library Association, January 1987
  25. ^Encyclopedia of World Problems Has a Big One of Its Own, a Wall Street Journal article, by Daniel Michaels, 11 December 2012.

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