The UN Secretariat's influence on the evolution of peacekeeping / Silke Weinlich.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Weinlich, Silke, author.

Series:

Transformations of the state

Transformations of the state series

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

United Nations. Secretariat--Influence.

United Nations.

United Nations--Peacekeeping forces.

United Nations. Secretariat.

Peacekeeping forces.

Physical Description:

xii, 290 pages ; 23 cm.

Place of Publication:

Basingstoke : Palgrave Macmillan, 2014.

Summary:

Do international bureaucracies have a meaningful influence on world politics? Using the UN Secretariat and the evolution of UN peacekeeping as an example this book shows that even international bureaucracies limited autonomy can shape international politics. Peace operations are the UN's flagship activity. Over the past decades, UN blue helmets have been sent all over the globe and have been performing an expanding of intrusive tasks, while being supported by increasingly professional institutional structures. Silke Weinlich covers these operational, concept and institutional dimensions and focuses on the three specific decisions that have been crucial to the evolution of the UN peacekeeping the establishment of the UN transitional administration in East timor, the development of peacekeeping doctrine and the establishment of the Standing Police Capacity. With its integrative framework of analysis, this book makes valuable contribution to the debate on the agency of international organisations. Book jacket.

Contents:

1 Introduction 1

1.1 The agency of international bureaucracies 3

1.2 The case: The influence of the UN Secretariat on the evolution of peacekeeping 4

1.3 Studying the influence of the UN Secretariat: Analytical framework and methodology 9

1.4 The Secretariat as a shaping agent 13

1.5 Structure of the book 15

2 The Evolution of UN Peacekeeping: Towards the Emergence of a 21st-Century Peacekeeping Model 17

2.1 The genesis of peacekeeping 18

2.2 The evolution of peacekeeping from the Cold War to the 21st century 21

2.2.1 Operational characteristics: From cold peace to social engineering ambitions 22

2.2.2 Conceptual characteristics: Growing more definite 26

2.2.3 Institutional characteristics: Growing more professional 31

2.3 Conclusions 36

3 The Influence of International Bureaucracies: A Framework for Analysis 38

3.1 The influence of international bureaucracies in the academic literature 38

3.1.1 Early literature: Many good ideas, mostly forgotten 39

3.1.2 The predominance of state-centred theories and research on regimes 41

3.1.3 The 'great man in history': Literature on leadership by the executive head 43

3.1.4 The (re)discovery of international organisations as actors 45

3.2 The influence of international bureaucracies: An integrated framework for analysis 55

3.2.1 Element 1: Ability to act autonomously 55

3.2.2 Element 2: A definition of influence 57

3.2.3 Element 3: Means of assessing the extent of influence 60

3.3 Application of the framework 62

4 The UN Secretariat's Capacities for Autonomous Action 68

4.1 Resources for autonomous action 68

4.1.1 The Secretariat's main features: Contested provisions for independence 68

4.1.2 The Secretariat's mandate: Vague but political 74

4.1.3 The Secretariat's financial means: Meagre but mostly continuous 76

4.2 Constraints on autonomous action: Member states' control mechanism 79

4.2.1 Controlling the Secretariat 80

4.2.2 Controlling the Secretariat's peacekeeping activities 82

4.3 Conclusions 87

5 The Operational Dimension: The Peace Operation in East Timor 89

5.1 Prelude and constellation of interests 90

5.1.1 Overview of UN engagement with East Timor 90

5.1.2 Constellation of interests and policy positions 93

5.2 The decision to establish UNTAET 96

5.2.1 The agenda-setting phase 98

5.2.2 The policy-formulation phase 114

5.2.3 The adoption phase 125

5.3 Conclusions 131

6 The Conceptual Dimension: The Decisions to Reform UN Peacekeeping and Instigate Doctrine Development 136

6.1 Prelude and constellation of interests 138

6.1.1 Situation at UN headquarters 138

6.1.2 Constellation of interests and policy positions 139

6.2 The decisions to reform UN peacekeeping and instigate doctrine development in 2000/1 143

6.2.1 The agenda-setting phase 145

6.2.2 The policy-formulation phase 152

6.2.3 The adoption phase 161

6.3 Conclusions 173

7 The Institutional Dimension: The Creation of the Standing Police Capacity 178

7.1 Prelude and constellation of interest 179

7.1.1 Institutional forerunners to the SPC 179

7.1.2 Constellation of interests and policy positions 183

7.2 The decision to establish the SPC 186

7.2.1 The agenda-setting phase 188

7.2.2 The policy-formulation phase 193

7.2.3 The adoption phase 201

7.3 Conclusions 211

8 The Shaping Powers of the UN Secretariat: Conclusions and Future Prospects for Studying the Role of International Bureaucracies 215

8.1 Empirical findings: The influence of the UN Secretariat on the evolution of peacekeeping 216

8.1.1 The Secretariat: An autonomous actor? 216

8.1.2 The Secreariat's influence on the evolution of peacekeeping 218

8.2 Theoretical contributions and avenues for further research 230

8.3 Concluding remarks 235.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9780230572492

0230572499

OCLC:

864787547