International Peacekeeping and Conflict Resolution: A Taxonomic Analysis with Implications

International peacekeeping has undergone some dramatic changes in the past decade. This study represents what is one of the few systematic attempts to classify peacekeeping missions according to function. Yet the authors do not stop their investigation at this juncture. Using a theoretical framework...

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Published in:The Journal of conflict resolution 1998-02, Vol.42 (1), p.33-55
Main Authors: Diehl, Paul F., Druckman, Daniel, Wall, James
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Analysis
Armed conflict
Classification
Classification schemes
Cold War
Conflict
Conflict management
Conflict Resolution
Diplomatic negotiations in international disputes
Enforcement
Humanitarianism
International aspects
International conflicts
International cooperation
International Relations
Military operations
Military personnel
Military training
Nation building
Observation
Pacific settlement of international disputes
Peace keeping
Peace keeping forces
Peace negotiations
Peacekeeping
Peacekeeping forces
Quadrants
Soldiers
Supervision
Theory
Truces & cease fires
United Nations
War
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Summary:International peacekeeping has undergone some dramatic changes in the past decade. This study represents what is one of the few systematic attempts to classify peacekeeping missions according to function. Yet the authors do not stop their investigation at this juncture. Using a theoretical framework derived from the scholarly literature on conflict management and resolution, the authors are able to scale different peacekeeping functions along two dimensions (primary vs. third-party roles and integrative vs. distributive processes) and understand their interrelationships. For example, how compatible might be the functions of traditional peacekeeping with newer roles such as nation building? From these results, implications for building theory in peacekeeping studies as well as more practical concerns, such as how peacekeeping soldiers might be trained for different missions, are discussed.
ISSN:0022-0027
1552-8766
DOI:10.1177/0022002798042001002