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Impartiality is a central norm in United Nations peace operations that has long been associated with passive monitoring of cease-fires and peace agreements. In the twenty-first century, however, its meaning has been stretched to allow for a range of forceful, intrusive, and ideologically prescriptive practices. In
Intrusive Impartiality, Marion Laurence explains how these new ways of being "impartial" emerge, how they spread within and across missions, and how they become institutionalized across UN peace operations. In doing so, Laurence sheds light on controversial changes in peacekeeping practice and provides an innovative framework for studying authority and change in global governance.
List of contents
- List of Tables
- List of Figures
- Acknowledgements
- Acronyms and Abbreviations
- 1. Introduction
- 2. Norms and Practices in UN Peace Operations
- 3. Permission from New York: Top-down Pressures and their Impact in the Field
- 4. Protection, Peacebuilding, and Change in Sierra Leone
- 5. Elections and Air Strikes: Practice Change in Côte d'Ivoire
- 6. Experiments in Practice Change: The Democratic Republic of the Congo
- 7. Conclusion
- Appendix: Interpretive Methods for Studying Practice Change
- References
- Index
About the author
Marion Laurence is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Political Science at Dalhousie University. Her research interests include IR theory, global security governance, peacekeeping and peacebuilding, and the political sociology of international organizations. Her research has been supported by grants and fellowships from the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada, the International Studies Association, Global Affairs Canada, the Department of National Defence, and the Ontario government.
