Incredible Commitments - How Un Peacekeeping Failures Shape Peace Processes

Informationen zum Autor Anjali Kaushlesh Dayal is an assistant professor of international politics at Fordham University. Klappentext Why do warring parties turn to United Nations peacekeeping and peacemaking even when they think it will fail? This book asks why peacekeeping survived its early catastrophes and how this survival should make us reconsider how peacekeeping works. It will also appeal to readers interested in the Rwandan and Guatemalan civil wars and genocides. Vorwort Even when they don't want peace, combatants seek out UN peacemaking for its unique tactical, material, and symbolic benefits. Zusammenfassung Why do warring parties turn to United Nations peacekeeping and peacemaking even when they think it will fail? This book asks why peacekeeping survived its early catastrophes and how this survival should make us reconsider how peacekeeping works. It will also appeal to readers interested in the Rwandan and Guatemalan civil wars and genocides. Inhaltsverzeichnis Introduction; 1. The social context of international peacekeeping and the alternative benefits of bargaining; 2. Methods and case selection; 3. The Arusha negotiations, 1990-1994: Unamir in the shadow of Somalia; 4. Guatemala, 1989-1996: Minigua in light of El Salvador; Conclusion; Bibliography; Index.

Product details

• Authors: Anjali Kaushlesh Dayal, Anjali Kaushlesh (Fordham University Dayal
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 31.07.2023
• EAN: 9781108824095
• ISBN: 978-1-108-82409-5
• No. of pages: 223
• Subjects: Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political science and political education; POLITICAL SCIENCE / International Relations / General, International Relations, International institutions, International institutions / intergovernmental organizations