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Taylor & Francis Ltd - The Political Economy Of Civil War And Un Peace Operations - Paperback
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Description: This book examines the operational and political challenges facing UN peace operations deployed in countries where civil war and protracted violence have given rise to the complex and distinctive political economies of conflict. The volume explores the nature and impact of such political economies informal systems of power and influence formed by the interaction of local national and region - wide war economies with the political agendas of conflict actors on the course of UN peace operations. It focuses in detail on the UN's long - running peace operations in the Democratic Republic of Congo South Sudan Afghanistan Sierra Leone Mali and Somalia. The book is centrally concerned with the interaction of UN missions with the power structures and local conflict dynamics that shape individual mission settings and the challenges these pose for mediation protection of civilians and other tasks. It also offers a critical assessment of the various ways in which the UN system from its headquarters in New York to the field has confronted the policy challenges posed by political economies of conflict - affected states societies and regions. It advances a pragmatic set of policy recommendations aimed at improving the UN's ability to confront predatory and exploitative war economies. At the same time the volume makes it clear that political and institutional obstacles to more effective UN action are certain to remain profound and are unlikely ever to be fully overcome let alone eradicated. Despite making some progress since the 1990s to better understand the political economy of civil wars the UN has struggled with how to tackle informal networks of power and their consequences for efforts to end wars. The book will be of special interest to students of war and conflict studies statebuilding political economy of conflict UN interventionism and peacebuilding and IR/ Security in general.
Title: The Political Economy Of Civil War And Un Peace Operations
Brand: Taylor & Francis Ltd
Barcode: 9781032164441
Pages: 328 Pages, 7 Tables, Black And White
Publication Date: 3/31/2023
Series: Studies in Conflict, Development and Peacebuilding
Category: Political Economy
Description: This book examines the operational and political challenges facing UN peace operations deployed in countries where civil war and protracted violence have given rise to the complex and distinctive political economies of conflict. The volume explores the nature and impact of such political economies informal systems of power and influence formed by the interaction of local national and region - wide war economies with the political agendas of conflict actors on the course of UN peace operations. It focuses in detail on the UN's long - running peace operations in the Democratic Republic of Congo South Sudan Afghanistan Sierra Leone Mali and Somalia. The book is centrally concerned with the interaction of UN missions with the power structures and local conflict dynamics that shape individual mission settings and the challenges these pose for mediation protection of civilians and other tasks. It also offers a critical assessment of the various ways in which the UN system from its headquarters in New York to the field has confronted the policy challenges posed by political economies of conflict - affected states societies and regions. It advances a pragmatic set of policy recommendations aimed at improving the UN's ability to confront predatory and exploitative war economies. At the same time the volume makes it clear that political and institutional obstacles to more effective UN action are certain to remain profound and are unlikely ever to be fully overcome let alone eradicated. Despite making some progress since the 1990s to better understand the political economy of civil wars the UN has struggled with how to tackle informal networks of power and their consequences for efforts to end wars. The book will be of special interest to students of war and conflict studies statebuilding political economy of conflict UN interventionism and peacebuilding and IR/ Security in general.
Title: The Political Economy Of Civil War And Un Peace Operations
Brand: Taylor & Francis Ltd
Barcode: 9781032164441
Pages: 328 Pages, 7 Tables, Black And White
Publication Date: 3/31/2023
Series: Studies in Conflict, Development and Peacebuilding
Category: Political Economy
