Sharing the Burden of Peace: Inter-Organizational Cooperation in Peace Operations

ISBN-13: 9781433195778 / Angielski / Twarda / 2022 / 156 str.

Alexandru Balas

Opis

Most peace operations (60%) were deployed in conflicts in which other international organizations' peace operations were active at the same time. Multiple simultaneous peace operations increased from around 10% of all peace operations in 1992 to almost 60% of all peace operations.

Recenzje

"Sharing the Burden of Peace is an essential contribution to the academic study of peace operations and cooperation among inter-governmental organizations in peacekeeping missions which seemed to have lost importance in recent years despite the growing need for them. It is not only a must read for those studying peace operations but might be of interest to those in organizational management studies, global conflict and cooperation, and social constructivism from theoretical, empirical, and policy perspectives. It also serves as a reference book for analyzing peaceful interventions carried out by African international organizations, the United Nations, and European international organizations since it provides rich data driven from interviews with the officials from these organizations. Using a multi-method approach, Balas shows that while multiple simultaneous peace operations are difficult, they are essential to improve the use of financial and human resources." -Ayse Betül Çelik, Professor of Political Science, Program in Conflict Analysis and Resolution, Sabanci University

Spis treści

List of Tables - List of Figures - Introduction - Prior Research on Inter-Organizational Cooperation - Why Cooperate? Explaining Rationales for Cooperation - Definitions, Measurements, and Datasets - Findings: Resources and Complementarity - Peacekeepers' Thoughts on Inter-Organizational Cooperation - Case Studies - Afghanistan, Darfur (Sudan), and Kosovo - Concluding Remarks and Policy Recommendations.

O autorze

Alexandru Balas is Associate Professor and Coordinator of the International Studies Program and the Director of the Clark Center for Global Engagement at SUNY Cortland. He received his PhD in Political Science from the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign (2011) and his MA in Conflict Analysis and Resolution from Sabanci University (2006). His books include The Puzzle of Peace: The Evolution of Peace in the International System (2016), Peace Operations (2014) and Muslims in Europe: The European Union Solving Social Conflicts (2008).