Unintended consequences of peacekeeping operations / edited by Chiyuki Aoi, Cedric de Coning and Ramesh Thakur.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Aoi, Chiyuki.

De Coning, Cedric.

Thakur, Ramesh, 1948-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

United Nations--Peacekeeping forces.

United Nations.

Peacekeeping forces.

United Nations--Armed Forces.

Armed Forces.

Physical Description:

xix, 292 pages ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

Tokyo ; New York : United Nations University Press, [2007]

Summary:

Peacekeeping operations have unintended consequences - this fact has long been ignored by both practitioners and researchers. The deployment of a large number of soldiers, police officers and civilian personnel inevitably has various effects on the host society and economy, not all of which are in keeping with the peacekeeping mandate and intent or are easily discernible prior to the intervention. Such unintended consequences are especially serious when they cause harm to the local community, as in the case of sexual abuse and exploitation, corruption or the creation of a false economy. Unintended side-effects can also negatively affect the ability of the peacekeeping mission to achieve its mandate.

This book is one of the first attempts to improve our understanding of unintended consequences of peacekeeping operations, by bringing together field experiences and academic analyses. The book investigates unintended consequences of peacekeeping operations on individuals and groups of individuals, on the host society and economy and on the troop-contributing countries. It also analyses the degree to which the United Nations has tried to manage some of these side-effects, as well as the United Nations' accountability in the context of the international legal framework. The aim of the book is not to discredit peace operations but rather to improve the way in which such operations are planned and managed. The book identifies the need to develop a culture of accountability, which should include institutionalizing processes aimed at anticipating unintended consequences as a routine part of all planning cycles, and the monitoring of effects, including unintended effects, so that steps can be taken to prevent and manage negative side-effects as early as possible. Book jacket.

Contents:

Unintended consequences, complex peace operations and peacebuilding systems / Chiyuki Aoi, Cedric de Coning and Ramesh Thakur

Unintended consequences of peace operations on Timor Leste from a gender perspective / Shukuko Koyama and Henri Myrttinen

Protecting civilians from UN peacekeepers and humanitarian workers: sexual exploitation and abuse / Vanessa Kent

Unintended consequences of peace operations on the host economy from a people's perspective / Katarina Ammitzboell

Unintended consequences of peace operations on humanitarian action / Shin-wha Lee

Unintended consequences of civil

military cooperation in peace operations / Stuart Gordon

Unintended consequences of peace operations for troop-contributing countries from West Africa: the case of Ghana / Kwesi Aning

Unintended consequences of peace operations for troop-contributing countries from South Asia / C.S.R. Murthy

Unintended consequences of peace operations for troop-contributing countries in South America: the case of Argentina and Uruguay / Arturo C. Sotomayor

The accountability of personnel associated with peacekeeping operations / Françoise J. Hampson and Ai Kihara-Hunt

A beacon of light in the dark? The United Nations' experience with peace operations ombudspersons as illustrated by the ombudsperson institution in Kosovo / Florian F. Hoffmann

The vicarious responsibility of the United Nations / Frédéric Mégret

Conclusion: can unintended consequences be prevented, contained and managed? / Chiyuki Aoi, Cedric de Coning and Ramesh Thakur.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9789280811421

9280811428

OCLC:

81252668