The Protection of Civilians in UN Peacekeeping: Concept, Implementation and Practice - Brossura

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ISBN 10: 3832965319 ISBN 13: 9783832965310

Casa editrice: Nomos Verlagsgesellschaft Mbh & Co, 2012

Riassunto

The Protection of Civilians (PoC) is now the central concern of most UN peacekeeping missions. Starting with an overview of the evolution of PoC in UN peacekeeping, this book offers comparisons and in-depth studies of protection mandates in UN peacekeeping missions in Africa, focusing on the challenges that emerge from this interface between the policy and practice of protection. The volume shows how various understandings are implemented. Showcasing this heterogeneity of understandings and practices is central to any future effort at refining the policy tools available to those seeking to implement a protection mandate. Challenges remain, both at the conceptual level and in the practical implementation of PoC, including the practical challenge of implementing a concern rather than a clear policy on the one hand, and the conceptual challenge of how to best conceive of protection. Based on reviews of how PoC has been implemented in UN peacekeeping, the book explains that, however PoC is defined at headquarters' level, successful implementation must rest on an understanding of the limits and challenges encountered in the mission on the ground. (Series: The United Nations and Global Change - Vol. 7)

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L'autore

Benjamin de Carvalho, born 1975, is a senior research fellow at the Norwegian Institute of International Affairs (NUPI) in Oslo. He holds a doctorate in International Studies from the University of Cambridge. Prior to this he studied at the University of Oslo and the New School for Social Research, where he was a Fulbright Scholar. He has worked on various issues relating to peacekeeping, with extensive fieldwork stays in Sudan, Liberia and Chad. Ole Jacob Sending, born 1972, is research director at NUPI. He holds his doctorate from the University of Bergen. His research focuses on global governance, especially the role of international organizations and non-governmental organizations in conflict and emergency settings. He is a two-time Fulbright Award recipient and has been visiting scholar at Stanford University (2002) and at UC Berkeley (2008/2009). He worked as a Senior Adviser in the Policy Analysis Unit in the Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs from 2006 to 2008.

Dettagli dell'edizione

• Editore: Nomos Verlagsgesellschaft Mbh & Co
• Data di pubblicazione: 2012
• Lingua: Inglese
• ISBN 10: 3832965319
• ISBN 13: 9783832965310
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero di pagine: 206
• Redattore: De Carvalho Benjamin, Sending Ole Jacob
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