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... Introduction
Since the end of the Cold War, both the concept and practice of United Nations peacekeeping have undergone substantial changes. While deployments during the Cold War generally operated under the principles of impartial, non-forcible intervention with the consent of the conflict parties and the precondition of an agreed peace, more recent peacekeeping missions have, increasingly, been undertaken in the context of internal wars. ... In response to these criticisms, new thinking about peacekeeping has evolved on both the national and international (UN) levels. The caution about peacekeeping, which arose especially after the experience in Somalia, has been reviewed in favour of new doctrines that seek to combine a more robust approach with an increased capacity for peacebuilding. ... It will further outlined how peacekeeping doctrine is being developed in response to recent critiques and to comment on some preliminary lessons learned on the need for a closer relationship between peacekeeping and conflict resolution. Rather than engaging directly in the debate on whether force should be used in peacekeeping operations and, if so, to which degree, this paper will focus on the contribution that conflict resolution theory can make to evolving concepts of peacekeeping and to their application in practice.
Peacekeeping has long been treated as an instrument of conflict management, which is unfortunately flawed in that it usually fails to address the underlying causes of the conflict. ... While we, of course, recognise that peacekeeping has over the years been performed by various organisations, this article will centre on United Nations peacekeeping, reasoning that many of the aspects explored here are obviously relevant to the peacekeeping efforts of other organisations as well.
The first section of this article outlines the parameters of contemporary peacekeeping. The second section elaborates on the significance of conflict research and theory building for peacekeeping practice. This will be further explored in three contexts:
· conflict analysis and its relevance for the establishment of intervention frameworks
· differing time frames and the importance of distinguishing between these in managing violent conflict, especially in relation to the latest discussions on robust peacekeeping
· specific skills and the training necessary for contemporary peacekeeping missions focusing especially on the contribution of conflict resolution.
This section concludes with a discussion of examples and perspectives for the application of conflict resolution theory in peacekeeping. The final section discusses future priorities and needs and concludes by commenting on the future of peacekeeping in the light of latest efforts to strengthen the UN’s peacekeeping capacity. ... The Evolution and Development of Peacekeeping:
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Approximate Word count = 2069
Approximate Pages = 8.3
(250 words per page double spaced)
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