Multidisciplinary Futures of UN Peace Operations (Rethinking Peace and Conflict Studies) - Hardcover

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 3031385950 ISBN 13: 9783031385957

Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan, 2023

Synopsis

Bringing together multidisciplinary perspectives on the future of UN peace operations, this book explores the interrelated dynamics of UN peace operations and peacebuilding practices through the lenses of conflict resolution, protection and accountability. The collection includes coverage of issues ranging from strengthening partnerships between regional institutions and the UN; improving UN policing and stabilisation mechanisms; the application of new technologies in peace operations and implementing security sector reform; to ending sexual exploitation and abuse and enhancing the protection of children. Authors place people at the centre of peacekeeping by interrogating current and past UN initiatives, chart how peacekeeping is evolving in response to changes in global security, assess reform and norm change within missions themselves, and offer original perspectives on the future of UN peace operations. Contributions also include new and innovative theoretical and empirical researchlocated across multiple disciplines, including political science, history, law, gender studies, and criminology.

About this title

About the Author

Alexander Gilder is Associate Professor of International Law and Security at the School of Law, University of Reading, UK and Associate Faculty at the School of Humanitarian Studies, Royal Roads University, Canada.

David Curran is Associate Professor and Research Group Leader: Security, Vulnerability and Resilience at the Centre for Trust, Peace, and Social Relations, Coventry University, UK.

Georgina Holmes is Lecturer in Politics and International Studies at the School of Social Sciences and Global Studies, The Open University, UK.

Fiifi Edu-Afful is Senior Research Fellow at the Kofi Annan International Peacekeeping Training Centre, Ghana. 

From the Back Cover

“This collection of essays is a rich survey of the challenges facing the UN and an examination of the opportunities offered by partnerships, technology and reform.”

― Roger Mac Ginty, Professor in Defence, Development and Diplomacy, Durham University, UK.

“This volume shines because its contributions showcase the complex nature of contemporary peacekeeping and the multiple operational challenges it must evolve to address.”

― Dr Katharina P. Coleman, Associate Professor of Political Science, University of British Columbia, Canada.

“This book brings together new voices and fresh ideas on future pathways for UN peace operations.”

― Dr Jenna Russo, Head of the Brian Urquhart Center for Peace Operations, International Peace Institute, USA

Alexander Gilder is Associate Professor of International Law and Security at the School of Law, University of Reading, UK and Associate Faculty at the School of Humanitarian Studies, Royal Roads University, Canada

David Curran is Associate Professor and Research Group Leader: Security, Vulnerability and Resilience at the Centre for Trust, Peace, and Social Relations, Coventry University, UK

Georgina Holmes is Lecturer in Politics and International Studies at the School of Social Sciences and Global Studies, The Open University, UK.

Fiifi Edu-Afful is Senior Research Fellow at the Kofi Annan International Peacekeeping Training Centre, Ghana.

Edition details

• Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan
• Publication date: 2023
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 3031385950
• ISBN 13: 9783031385957
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 298
• Editor: Gilder Alexander, Curran David, Holmes Georgina, Edu-Afful Fiifi