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View article: Gender in International Bureaucracies: Evidence from UN Field Missions
Gender in International Bureaucracies: Evidence from UN Field Missions Open
Contemporary international organizations, including the UN, employ tens of thousands of staff outside of their headquarters in field offices around the world. Despite attempts to promote gender equity, significant differences persist in ma…
View article: Introducing the UNCIPPO (UN Civilian Posts in Peacekeeping Operations) Dataset
Introducing the UNCIPPO (UN Civilian Posts in Peacekeeping Operations) Dataset Open
This research note presents a dataset on budgeted civilian personnel posts in UN peacekeeping operations by mission, unit, rank, and staff category in the 1991–2020 period: the UNCIPPO (UN Civilian Posts in Peacekeeping Operations) Dataset…
View article: The moral and strategic clarity of supporting Ukraine’s self-defense: Why accepting Russian colonialism should remain a taboo
The moral and strategic clarity of supporting Ukraine’s self-defense: Why accepting Russian colonialism should remain a taboo Open
In response to Toal’s article “The Territorial Taboo: Explaining the Public Aversion to Negotiations in the Ukraine War Support Coalition”, I argue that the alleged silencing of those who push for Ukraine’s territorial concessions to Russi…
View article: Race and International Organizations
Race and International Organizations Open
While International Relations scholarship has increasingly addressed questions of race, the literature on international organizations (IOs) has been slower to do so. In particular, it has neglected how race functions within IO workforces. …
View article: Imperialism, supremacy, and the Russian invasion of Ukraine
Imperialism, supremacy, and the Russian invasion of Ukraine Open
Few predicted Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine and especially its brutality. Similarly, Ukraine’s capable and determined resistance came as a surprise to many. Ukraine, viewed through the Russian lenses, was erroneously characterize…
View article: Theorizing Decision-Making in International Bureaucracies: UN Peacekeeping Operations and Responses to Norm Violations
Theorizing Decision-Making in International Bureaucracies: UN Peacekeeping Operations and Responses to Norm Violations Open
Many international organizations (IOs) provide assistance to governments through country offices or peacekeeping operations. Sometimes, government authorities in countries receiving IO services violate norms that underpin the IO’s engageme…
View article: UN Peacekeeping at 75: Achievements, Challenges, and Prospects
UN Peacekeeping at 75: Achievements, Challenges, and Prospects Open
This year marks the 75th anniversary of what the UN itself understands to be its first peacekeeping operation. It is therefore an appropriate time to reflect on the track record of UN peacekeeping in its efforts to try to maintain and real…
View article: Adoption, adaptation or chance? Inter-organisational diffusion of the protection of civilians norm from the UN to the African Union
Adoption, adaptation or chance? Inter-organisational diffusion of the protection of civilians norm from the UN to the African Union Open
Norms can be adopted without modifications or adapted to regional contexts for strategic or principled reasons. Norm adoption and adaptation can also happen by chance. When adoption takes place without consideration of the norm’s effective…
View article: Introducing the Peacekeeping Mandates (PEMA) Dataset
Introducing the Peacekeeping Mandates (PEMA) Dataset Open
Research on UN peacekeeping operations has established that operations' size and composition affect peacekeeping success. However, we lack systematic data for evaluating whether variation in tasks assigned to UN peacekeeping mandates matte…
View article: Peacekeeping Mandates Dataset (PEMA)
Peacekeeping Mandates Dataset (PEMA) Open
This repository contains the dataset of the Peacekeeping Mandates project (PEMA) and the codebook.
View article: Replication Data for: Leadership Selection in United Nations Peacekeeping
Replication Data for: Leadership Selection in United Nations Peacekeeping Open
States covet leadership and staff positions in international organizations. The posts of civilian leaders and force commanders of United Nations (UN) peacekeeping operations are attractive to member states. In selecting peacekeeping leader…
View article: Replication Data for: Politics or performance? Leadership accountability in UN peacekeeping
Replication Data for: Politics or performance? Leadership accountability in UN peacekeeping Open
Replication data for "Politics or performance? Leadership accountability in UN peacekeeping"
View article: Politics or Performance? Leadership Accountability in UN Peacekeeping
Politics or Performance? Leadership Accountability in UN Peacekeeping Open
International organizations face a trade-off between the need to replace poorly performing leaders and the imperative of preserving the loyalty of influential or pivotal member states. This performance-politics dilemma is particularly acut…
View article: Decorating the “Christmas Tree”
Decorating the “Christmas Tree” Open
Contemporary peacekeeping operations carry out many disparate tasks, which has triggered a debate about “Christmas Tree mandates.” Did the UN Secretariat or the UN Security Council drive this expansion? Using original data on nineteen UN p…
View article: Only as fast as its troop contributors: Incentives, capabilities, and constraints in the UN’s peacekeeping response
Only as fast as its troop contributors: Incentives, capabilities, and constraints in the UN’s peacekeeping response Open
International organizations’ ability to respond promptly to crises is essential for their effectiveness and legitimacy. For the UN, which sends peacekeeping missions to some of the world’s most difficult conflicts, responsiveness can save …
View article: Slow Progress on UN Rapid Deployment: The Pitfalls of Policy Paradigms in International Organizations
Slow Progress on UN Rapid Deployment: The Pitfalls of Policy Paradigms in International Organizations Open
When reform negotiations in international organizations (IOs) produce limited substantive progress, the diagnosis is typically a lack of political will. We identify a different dynamic: in protracted negotiations, international policy para…
View article: Leadership Selection in United Nations Peacekeeping
Leadership Selection in United Nations Peacekeeping Open
States covet leadership and staff positions in international organizations. The posts of civilian leaders and force commanders of United Nations (UN) peacekeeping operations are attractive to member states. In selecting peacekeeping leader…
View article: Norms and Practices in UN Peacekeeping: Evolution and Contestation
Norms and Practices in UN Peacekeeping: Evolution and Contestation Open
This is an introduction to a special section of International Peacekeeping.