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United Nations Peace Operations in a Changing Global Order /

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"This book is essential for enhancing one's understanding of international conflict and for the continued relevance of the UN as a key stakeholder and participant in world affairs." -Maj. Gen. Kristin Lund, Head of Mission and Chief of Staff, UN peacekeeping mission in the Middle East...

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Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
Other Authors: de Coning, Cedric (Editor), Peter, Mateja (Editor)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan, 2019.
Edition:1st ed. 2019.
Subjects:
Peace.
International organization.
Security, International.
Globalization.
Regionalism.
Peace Studies.
International Organization.
International Security Studies.
Conflict Studies.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
Table of Contents:
  • Chapter 1: Introduction. UN peace operations: Adapting to a new global order? (Mateja Peter)
  • Chapter 2: Peacekeeping: Resilience of an idea (Mateja Peter)
  • Chapter 3: UN peacekeeping in a multipolar world order: Norms, role expectations, and leadership (Adriana Erthal Abdenur)
  • Chapter 4: Politics in the driving seat: Good offices, UN peace operations, and modern conflict (Adam Day)
  • Chapter 5: People-centred approaches to peace: At cross roads between geopolitics, norms, and practice (Youssef Mahmoud)
  • Chapter 6: What are the limits to the use of force in UN peacekeeping? (Mats Berdal)
  • Chapter 7: Protection of civilians in the United Nations: A peacekeeping illusion? (Hilde Frafjord Johnson)
  • Chapter 8: UN peace operations, terrorism, and violent extremism (John Karlsrud)
  • Chapter 9: Peace operations and organised crime: Still foggy? (Arthur Boutellis and Stephanie Tiélès)
  • Chapter 10: UN policing: The security-trust challenge (Kari M. Osland)
  • Chapter 11: Africa and UN peace operations: Implications for the future role of regional Organisations (Cedric de Coning)
  • Chapter 12: The European Union and UN peace operations: What global-regional peace and security partnership? (Thierry Tardy)
  • Chapter 13: China rising and its changing policy on UN peacekeeping (He Yin)
  • Chapter 14: Religion, governance, and the 'peace-humanitarian-development nexus' in South Sudan (Jonathan C. Agensky)
  • Chapter 15: Conclusion. UN peace operations and changes in the global order: Evolution, adaptation, and resilience (Cedric de Coning).