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United Nations Peace Operations in a Changing Global Order.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: de Coning, Cedric.
Other Authors: Peter, Mateja.
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing AG, 2018.
Edition:1st ed.
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Table of Contents:
  • Intro
  • Foreword
  • Acknowledgements
  • Contents
  • Notes on Contributors
  • List of Models and Charts
  • List of Tables
  • Chapter 1 UN Peace Operations: Adapting to a New Global Order?
  • A New Global Order?
  • United Nations Responses
  • Four Transformations in Global Order and Their Implications on UN Peace Operations
  • New Vocabulary for a New Era
  • Aims of the Book
  • Structure of the Book
  • References
  • Part I Political and Strategic Context: Past, Present, Future
  • Chapter 2 Peacekeeping: Resilience of an Idea
  • Introduction
  • Peacekeeping and the Cold War
  • End of the Cold War and the New UN Peacekeeping
  • Rethinking UN Peacekeeping for the Post-Cold War Era
  • A New Era of Enforcement Peacekeeping?
  • Conclusions
  • References
  • Chapter 3 UN Peacekeeping in a Multipolar World Order: Norms, Role Expectations, and Leadership
  • Introduction
  • Multipolarisation of the World Order
  • Impact of Multipolarisation on UN Peace Operations
  • Norms-Setting
  • Role Expectations
  • Conclusion
  • References
  • Chapter 4 Politics in the Driving Seat: Good Offices, UN Peace Operations, and Modern Conflict
  • Political Solutions to Intractable Conflicts
  • What Are Good Offices? An Old Question Worth Repeating
  • The Evolution and Expansion of Good Offices
  • Key Shifts: Delegation, Regionalisation, Expansion
  • Essential Elements for Success: Where Modern Good Offices Work, and Don't
  • Knowledge and Relationships
  • Timing
  • Leverage
  • Credibility
  • Too Big, May Fail: Recommendations Toward Nimble, Effective Good Offices
  • References
  • Chapter 5 People-Centred Approaches to Peace: At Cross Roads Between Geopolitics, Norms, and Practice
  • "We the Peoples" and the Act of Creation
  • "We the Peoples" in Development and Peace and Security
  • "We the Peoples" in Peace and Security
  • HIPPO and the Challenges of People-Centred Approaches.
  • HIPPO Specific Recommendations, UN SG's Follow-on Report, and Member States' Reactions
  • What Would a People-Centred Approach Look like on the Ground?
  • Leadership Shifts
  • Attitudinal Shifts
  • Conclusion and Recommendation to the Security Council
  • References
  • Part II Mandates and Strategy
  • Chapter 6 What Are the Limits to the Use of Force in UN Peacekeeping?
  • Introduction
  • From the Sinai to the Kivus
  • Limitations to the Use of Force by UN Peacekeepers
  • Structural Barriers to Military Effectiveness
  • Limitations to the Third-Party Use of Force in Conditions of Civil War and Internal Conflict
  • Lessons in Robustness: The Use of Force from Haiti to the DRC
  • Concluding Thoughts: Re-establishing the Link Between Military Force and Political Purpose
  • References
  • Chapter 7 Protection of Civilians in the United Nations: A Peacekeeping Illusion?
  • Introduction
  • Protection of Civilians: Policy and Practice
  • Protection Through Non-military Means
  • Opening the Gates: A Last Resort
  • Physical Protection: A Peacekeeping Illusion?
  • POC by the Host Government: Rhetoric or Reality?
  • Conclusion
  • References
  • Chapter 8 UN Peace Operations, Terrorism, and Violent Extremism
  • Introduction
  • A New Era of Terrorism and Violent Extremism?
  • The United Nations, Terrorism and Violent Extremism
  • MINUSMA: Between a Rock and a Hard Place
  • Use of Force: Burden-Sharing with Regional Organisations
  • Towards a Holistic Approach
  • Conclusions and Recommendations
  • References
  • Chapter 9 Peace Operations and Organised Crime: Still Foggy?
  • Introduction
  • The Growing Recognition of Organised Crime as a Strategic Threat
  • Persistent Hesitancy on How to Approach Organised Crime in UN Peace Operations
  • The Limitations of Consent-Based Peace Operations
  • A Constrained Police Capacity-Building Approach.
  • The Way Forward: A More Strategic and Holistic Approach to Organised Crime in Peace Operations?
  • Conclusion
  • References
  • Chapter 10 UN Policing: The Security-Trust Challenge
  • Introduction
  • The Role of the Police in Society
  • UNPOL: A Hardening Shell?
  • Reform Initiatives and Doctrinal Development
  • Why Is It so Hard?
  • Concluding Remarks
  • References
  • Part III New and Old Partnerships
  • Chapter 11 Africa and UN Peace Operations: Implications for the Future Role of Regional Organisations
  • Introduction
  • African-Led Peace Operations
  • AU Reforms
  • Implications for the Strategic Partnership with the United Nations
  • Conclusion
  • References
  • Chapter 12 The European Union and UN Peace Operations: What Global-Regional Peace and Security Partnership?
  • Introduction
  • The EU Crisis Management Approach
  • EU vs. UN Operations: How Similar? How Different?
  • The EU and the UN: Natural Partners?
  • Time for Europe to Return to UN Peacekeeping?
  • Conclusion
  • References
  • Chapter 13 China Rising and Its Changing Policy on UN Peacekeeping
  • Analytical Framework
  • China's Changing National Identity and Policies on UN Peacekeeping Before the Twenty-First Century
  • A Semi-revolutionist State in 1970s
  • An Integrated Member in 1980s and 1990s
  • China's National Identity and Policy on UN Peacekeeping in the Twenty-First Century
  • A Rising Power in the Twenty-First Century
  • China's Active Policy on UN Peacekeeping in the Twenty-First Century
  • China's Peacekeeping Doctrine in the Twenty-First Century
  • Three Fundamental Peacekeeping Principles
  • R2P
  • Conclusion
  • References
  • Chapter 14 Religion, Governance, and the 'Peace-Humanitarian-Development Nexus' in South Sudan
  • Introduction
  • Beyond State-Centric Approaches to International Peace
  • Church, Governance, and the Postcolonial State.
  • Political Fragmentation, Violence, and the New Republic of South Sudan
  • Conflict, Aid, and Development
  • Church, Aid, and Wartime Governance in South Sudan
  • Conclusion
  • References
  • Chapter 15 UN Peace Operations and Changes in the Global Order: Evolution, Adaptation, and Resilience
  • Introduction
  • Main Findings
  • Relations Between the Global North and the Global South
  • The Rise of Regional Organisations
  • Violent Extremism and Fundamentalist Non-state Actors
  • Greater Emphasis on People-Centred Peace Operations
  • Conclusion: Evolution, Adaptation, and Resilience
  • References
  • Index.

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