The Political Economy of Civil War and Un Peace Operations

ISBN-13: 9781032164441 / Angielski / Miękka / 2023 / 368 str.

Berdal, Mats

Opis

This book examines the operational and political challenges facing UN peace operations deployed in countries where civil war and protracted violence have given rise to the complex and distinctive political economies of conflict.

Spis treści

1. The Political Economy of Civil War and UN Peace Operations  Part I: Conceptual and Thematic Issues  2. The Importance of Political Economy  3. Operationalising the ‘Primacy of Politics’ in UN Peace Operations: Implications of Political Economy Analysis  4. Engaging with Political Elites and Non-State Armed Groups: A Mission Perspective  5. UN Sanctions, Panels of Experts, and the Political Economy of Intrastate Conflict  6. What Role for Business Actors in UN Peace Operations?  7. Commodities, Commanders, and Corruption: Political Economy in the Evolving Tradecraft of Intelligence and Analysis in UN Peace Operations  8. Confronting Illicit Economies and Criminal Threats in UN Missions: Operating in the "Grey Zone"  Part II: Selected Case Studies   9. The UN and Logic of Congo’s Political Economy: Politics is Wealth, Wealth is Power  10. The Unbuilding of a State: UNMISS’s Role in the Lead Up to South Sudan’s Civil War  11. UNAMA Amidst Counter-terror and Counterinsurgency: No Peace Left to Keep  12. UNAMSIL and the Political Economy of War in Sierra Leone: What is the Price of Peace?  13. MINUSMA and the Political Economy of Mali’s Crises  14. The Political Economy of Peace Operations in Somalia  Part III: Conclusions  15. Adopting a Political Economy Lens: Policy Implications for UN Peace Operations