UN Governance - Peace and Human Security in Cambodia and Timor-Leste

This book evaluates UN performance in ensuring good governance in Cambodia and Timor-Leste from a human-centred standpoint. East Asian perspectives are juxtaposed with universal aspirations, and the legality, legitimacy, and effectiveness of UN operations in the two countries are considered. Each of the case-studies assesses the justifiability of intervening and of actions and policies implemented during the intervention, as well as considers the justifiability of the conditions left after UN withdrawal, while also including specific policy recommendations.  

List of contents

Chapter 1: Global Governance Principles and UN Implementation.- Chapter 2: A Critical Reflection on the UN Mission's Contributions to Human Security in Cambodia.- Chapter 3: Post-UNTAC UN Peacebuilding and Human Security in Cambodia.- Chapter 4: A Critical Reflection on the UN Mission's Contributions to Human Security in Timor-Leste.- Chapter 5: Post-UNMIT Peacebuilding and Human Security in Timor-Leste.- Chapter 6: Legacies and Futures. 

About the author

Brendan M. Howe is Professor of International Relations at the Graduate School of International Studies, Ewha Womans University.  

Sorpong Peou is Professor of Global Peace and Security at the Department of Politics and Public Administration, Ryerson University.

Yuji Uesugi is Professor of Conflict Resolution and Peacebuilding at the Faculty of International Research and Education, Waseda University.

Product details

• Authors: Brendan Howe, Brendan M Howe, Brendan M. Howe, Sorpon Peou, Sorpong Peou, Yuji Uesugi
• Publisher: Springer, Berlin
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 16.10.2021
• EAN: 9783030545741
• ISBN: 978-3-0-3054574-1
• No. of pages: 156
• Dimensions: 148 mm x 9 mm x 210 mm
• Illustrations: XII, 156 p. 1 illus.
• Series: Security, Development and Human Rights in East Asia
• Subject: Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Comparative and international political science