This work focuses on women's participation in peacekeeping operations and what needs to be considered regarding the role and circumstances of women, including those in relation to the host society. This volume opens with an article offering historical insights that reflect on the contemporary relevance of two ancient Greek plays, Antigone and Lysistrata. The latter was referred to by Nelson Mandela in his efforts to negotiate the conflict in Burundi. The following essay is a theoretical perspective on women and war, highlighting the difference between post-modernist and universalist...
This work focuses on women's participation in peacekeeping operations and what needs to be considered regarding the role and circumstances of women, i...
Can international organizations have a decisive, substantial and enduring impact upon the domestic transition of a society emerging from conflict? How successful has UN assistance been in terms of consolidating peace and development in transitional societies? To what extent is the UN staying the course from transition to consolidation, by going beyond peacekeeping to political reconstruction and indigenous capacity-building?
Can international organizations have a decisive, substantial and enduring impact upon the domestic transition of a society emerging from conflict? How...
This title examines the roles and new opportunities arising from the increasing participation of non-governmental organizations (NGOs) in peace-making, peacekeeping and peace-building processes, both formal and informal, state-sponsored and unofficial. Drawing on both academic experts and activists, this study brings together contributions from those who have observed how NGOs have sought to reflect civil society concerns, provide humanitarian relief, monitor compliance with international norms and treaty requirements, and disseminate information of concern to advocacy networks. A...
This title examines the roles and new opportunities arising from the increasing participation of non-governmental organizations (NGOs) in peace-making...
This book seeks to examine whether peacekeeping fundamentally changed between the Cold War and post-Cold War periods. The author concludes that most operations - whether in the Cold War or post-Cold War periods - were flawed for the following reasons: the failure of the UN member states to agree upon clear achievable objectives; the precise nature of the operations and provision of the necessary resources; and unrealistic post-1989 expectations that UN peacekeeping operations could be adapted to the changed international circumstances.
This book seeks to examine whether peacekeeping fundamentally changed between the Cold War and post-Cold War periods. The author concludes that most o...
Peacekeeping in Global Politics investigates the changing role of peacekeeping and competing perspectives about what that role should be. It begins by addressing broad issues connected with the transition from a Westphalian international society, the ethical and legal dilemmas provoked by armed intervention and the alternative ways of conceptualising the role that peacekeeping plays. It goes on to critically chart the development of 'traditional' peacekeeping before outlining how the role of force in peacekeeping operations has changed and the close links between peacekeeping, conflict...
Peacekeeping in Global Politics investigates the changing role of peacekeeping and competing perspectives about what that role should be. It begins by...
Most literature on peacekeeping narrowly focuses on particular peacekeeping operations, and the political bargaining between peacekeeping participants. However, there is very little published research on why nations actually commit forces to peacekeeping operations. This new book meets this need. The authors focus specifically on the political and economic motivations that influence the decision to participate in peacekeeping. They consider how definitions of national interest frame the political debate, and what the reasons are for the military support for, or opposition to, peacekeeping...
Most literature on peacekeeping narrowly focuses on particular peacekeeping operations, and the political bargaining between peacekeeping participants...
Peace operations are increasingly on the front line in the international community's fight against organized crime; this book explores how, in some cases, peace operations and organized crime are clear enemies, while in others, they may become tacit allies.
The threat posed by organized crime to international and human security has become a matter of considerable strategic concern for national and international decision-makers, so it is somewhat surprising how little thought has been devoted to addressing the complex relationship between organized crime and peace operations. This...
Peace operations are increasingly on the front line in the international community's fight against organized crime; this book explores how, in some...
This edited volume explores and evaluates the roles of corruption in post-conflict peacebuilding.
The problem of corruption has become increasingly important in war to peace transitions, eroding confidence in new democratic institutions, undermining economic development, diverting scarce public resources, and reducing the delivery of vital social services. Conflict-affected countries offer an ideal environment for pervasive corruption. Their weak administrative institutions and fragile legal and judicial systems mean that they lack the capacity to effectively investigate and punish...
This edited volume explores and evaluates the roles of corruption in post-conflict peacebuilding.
This volume is the first English-language work to focus specifically on South America in the context of peace operations.
The region of South America has been undergoing significant changes recently with regard to its attitudes towards participation in peace operations, a phenomenon that has brought with it an increase in interest in, and production on, the region. Leaving behind a strong reluctance with regard to intervention the offshoot of suspicions grounded in historical US interference in the Western Hemisphere the states have recently taken on a much stronger presence among UN...
This volume is the first English-language work to focus specifically on South America in the context of peace operations.
This publication critically examines peacebuilding, humanitarian intervention and peace operation practices and experiences in francophone parts of the world. Francophone Africa as a specific space is relatively little studied in the peace and security literature, despite the fact that almost half of all peacekeepers are deployed or were deployed in this part of Africa during the last decade. It is an arena for intervention that deserves more serious attention, if only because it provides fertile ground for exploring the key questions raised in the peacekeeping and peacebuilding literature....
This publication critically examines peacebuilding, humanitarian intervention and peace operation practices and experiences in francophone parts of th...
