United Nations Peace Operations in a Changing Global Order.

• Author: de Coning, Cedric.
• TeilnehmendeR: Peter, Mateja.
• Place / Publishing House: Cham : : Springer International Publishing AG,, 2018.; Ã2019.
• Year of Publication: 2018
• Edition: 1st ed.
• Language: English
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (344 pages)

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.