| ID | 115320 |
| Title Proper | Still the spectre at the feast |
| Other Title Information | comparisons between peacekeeping and imperialism in peacekeeping studies today |
| Language | ENG |
| Author | Cunliffe, Philip |
| Publication | 2012. |
| Summary / Abstract (Note) | The sheer ambition and scale of UN peacebuilding today inevitably invokes comparison with historic practices of colonialism and imperialism, from critics and supporters of peacebuilding alike. The legitimacy of post-settlement peacebuilding is often seen to hinge on the question of the extent to which it transcends historic practices of imperialism. This article offers a critique of how these comparisons are made in the extant scholarship, and argues that supporters of peacekeeping deploy an under-theorized and historically one-sided view of imperialism. The article argues that the attempt to flatter peacebuilding by comparison with imperialism fails, and that the theory and history of imperialism still provide a rich resource for both the critique and conceptualization of peacekeeping practice. The article concludes by suggesting how new forms of imperial power can be projected through peacebuilding. |
| `In' analytical Note | International Peacekeeping Vol. 19, No.4; Aug 2012: p. 426-442 |
| Journal Source | International Peacekeeping Vol. 19, No.4; Aug 2012: p. 426-442 |
| Key Words | Imperialism ; Peacekeeping ; Peacebuilding ; United Nations |