The Use of Force in Un Peacekeeping

ISBN-13: 9780367592738 / Angielski / Miękka / 2020 / 320 str.

Peter Nadin

Opis

This edited volume provides a detailed and nuanced analysis of UN peacekeeping and the use of force, to inform a better understanding of the complex and interconnected issues at stake for the UN community.

Spis treści

Introduction, Part 1: Questions of Doctrine, 1. The case of East Timor: Ancient history or the shape of things to come? 2. Action adapted to circumstance: Peacekeeping doctrine and the use of force, 3. Between absolute war and absolute peacekeeping, 4. Implications of stabilisation mandates for the use of force in UN peace operations, 5. Understanding the utility of the UN military component to protect civilians in different scenarios, 6. Protecting civilians with force: Lessons and dilemmas from the UN Stabilisation Mission in Haiti, 7. The ‘All necessary means’, to what ends? The unintended consequences of the use of force by UN Peacekeepers, 8. The logic of force in UN peacekeeping: A policy primer, Part 2: Questions of Practice, 9. Leadership in UN Missions, 10. The use of force and the civil-military dimension, 11. Generating the ability: The challenges of force generation, 12. UN peacekeeping and international law, Conclusion.

 

O autorze

Peter Nadin is an independent researcher based in Sydney, Australia. He has worked previously as a research assistant at the United Nations University, and interned with the UNU Institute for Sustainability and Peace and the UN Department of Peacekeeping Operations. His research interests include the politics of the UN Security Council and UN Peacekeeping Operations.