Legitimacy, peace operations and global-regional security
Subtitle: the African Union-United Nations partnership in Darfur
By: Linnéa Gelot
Series: Security and governance series
Publisher: Routledge
Published: 2012
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 186
ISBN-13: 9780415526531; 9780203113172
Subjects: International Security; African Union; Protection of civilians; Peacekeeping forces; International agencies; International cooperation; Peace-building; Civil war; United Nations
Description: "At the turn of the century the regional-global security partnership became a key element of peace and security policy-making. This book investigates the impact of the joint effort made by the African Union (AU) and the United Nations (UN) to keep the peace and protect civilians in Darfur.

"This book focuses on the collaboration that takes place in the field of conflict management between the global centre and the African regional level. It moves beyond the dominant framework on regional-global security partnerships, which mainly considers one-sided legal and political factors. Instead, new perspectives on the relationships are presented through the lens of international legitimacy. The book argues that the AU and the UN Security Council fight for legitimacy to ensure their positions of authority and to improve the chances of success of their activities. It demonstrates in regard to the case of Darfur why and how legitimacy matters for states, international organisations, and also for global actors and local populations." -- Page [iii] of paperback version.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Introduction: impacts of AU-UN collaboration; title: Part 1: the regional-global debate, international legitimacy and civilian protection; title: Part 2: the AU-UN relationship, mutual legitimation and civilian protection in Darfur; title: Conclusion: coming together to protect?.