| ID | 177761 |
| Title Proper | Peace operations are what states make of them |
| Other Title Information | why future evolution is more likely than extinction |
| Language | ENG |
| Author | Williams, Paul D ; Coleman, Katharina P |
| Summary / Abstract (Note) | Peace operations are a highly resilient international institution for managing armed conflict. Their resilience derives from what constructivists in International Relations theory call collective intentionality and the malleable constitutive rules that define and structure such missions. Despite a range of current constraints, challenges, and crises, peace operations are unlikely to become extinct unless a critical mass of states consistently withdraw material support for them and explicitly denigrate the concept of peace operations itself. We see little evidence that both these things are likely to occur. However, the constitutive rules guiding peace operations are likely to continue to evolve due to ideational and material changes. While the proliferation of actors and mission types makes precise predictions impossible, we expect an evolution both in how various actors define their own peace operations and how these actors relate to each other. |
| `In' analytical Note | Contemporary Security Policy Vol. 42, No.2; Apr 2021: p.241-255 |
| Journal Source | Contemporary Security Policy Vol: 42 No 2 |
| Key Words | Peace Operations ; Peacekeeping ; Constructivism ; United Nations |