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2009.
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| Summary/Abstract |
While emotions are at the core of human behaviour, they have received little attention in conceptions of international policing where only 'rational' behaviour tends to be taken seriously. This blind spot is problematic, inter alia because it leads to an impoverished understanding of what contributes to the successes or failures of peace operations. This article makes a foray into this space, positing that a better understanding of the relationship between emotions (of local and intervening actors alike) and international policing performance could lead to improvements in mission design as well as implementation. The article identifies methods with the capacity to assess performance through the lens of emotion.
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