The UN Secretariat's Influence on the Evolution of Peacekeeping [electronic resource] /
Weinlich, S.author.
Using a unique analytical framework, the UN Secretariat's Influence on the Evolution of Peacekeeping reveals deep insights in the UN's peacekeeping decision-making and shows that even international bureaucracies with limited autonomy can shape international politics.
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Cover; Contents; List of Tables, Figures and Boxes; Acknowledgements; List of Acronyms; 1 Introduction; 1.1 The agency of international bureaucracies; 1.2 The case: The influence of the UN Secretariat on the evolution of peacekeeping; 1.3 Studying the influence of the UN Secretariat: Analytical framework and methodology; 1.4 The Secretariat as a shaping agent; 1.5 Structure of the book; 2 The Evolution of UN Peacekeeping: Towards the Emergence of a 21st-Century Peacekeeping Model; 2.1 The genesis of peacekeeping; 2.2 The evolution of peacekeeping from the Cold War to the 21st century
2.3 Conclusions3 The Influence of International Bureaucracies: A Framework for Analysis; 3.1 The influence of international bureaucracies in the academic literature; 3.2 The influence of international bureaucracies: An integrated framework for analysis; 3.3 Application of the framework; 4 The UN Secretariat's Capacities for Autonomous Action; 4.1 Resources for autonomous action; 4.2 Constraints on autonomous action: Member states' control mechanism; 4.3 Conclusions; 5 The Operational Dimension: The Peace Operation in East Timor; 5.1 Prelude and constellation of interests
5.2 The decision to establish UNTAET5.3 Conclusions; 6 The Conceptual Dimension: The Decisions to Reform UN Peacekeeping and Instigate Doctrine Development; 6.1 Prelude and constellation of interests; 6.2 The decisions to reform UN peacekeeping and instigate doctrine development in 2000/1; 6.3 Conclusions; 7 The Institutional Dimension: The Creation of the Standing Police Capacity; 7.1 Prelude and constellation of interests; 7.2 The decision to establish the SPC; 7.3 Conclusions
8 The Shaping Powers of the UN Secretariat: Conclusions and Future Prospects for Studying the Role of International Bureaucracies8.1 Empirical findings: The influence of the UN Secretariat on the evolution of peacekeeping; 8.2 Theoretical contributions and avenues for further research; 8.3 Concluding remarks; Notes; Bibliography; Index
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Using a unique analytical framework, the UN Secretariat's Influence on the Evolution of Peacekeeping reveals deep insights in the UN's peacekeeping decision-making and shows that even international bureaucracies with limited autonomy can shape international politics.
International relations.
Peace.
International organization.
Political sociology.
Politics and war.
Political science.
International Relations.
Conflict Studies.
International Organization.
Political Sociology.
Military and Defence Studies.
Political Science.