Using a unique analytical framework, the UN Secretariat's Influence on the Evolution of Peacekeeping reveals deep insights in the UN's peacekeeping decision-making and shows that even international bureaucracies with limited autonomy can shape international politics.

Autorentext
Silke Weinlich is head of the research unit "(Im)possibility of Cooperation" at the Centre for Global Cooperation Research, University of Duisburg-Essen, Germany. Her research interests include the United Nations and its peacekeeping, peacebuilding, and development, as well as UN reform.

Inhalt

1. Introduction 2. The Evolution of Peacekeeping: Towards the Emergence of a 21st Century Peacekeeping Model 3. The Influence of International Bureaucracies: A Framework for Analysis 4. The UN Secretariat's Capacities for Autonomous Action 5. The Operational Dimension: The Peace Operation in East Timor 6. The Conceptual Dimension: The Decision to Reform UN Peacekeeping and Instigate Doctrine Development 7. The Institutional Dimension: The Creation of the Standing Police Capacity 8. The Shaping Powers of the UN Secretariat: Conclusions and Future Prospects for Studying the Role of International Bureaucracies