CEU Electronic Theses and Dissertations, 2016
| Author | Kuzmina, Olga |
|---|---|
| Title | Determinants of Success of the United Nations Peace Operations in a Stateless Terrain: the Lessons of Sierra Leone and Somalia |
| Summary | The present thesis has pursued the goal of making an empirical contribution to the literature on the United Nations peacekeeping, and, in particular, on the determinants of success in the United Nations peace operations. It is assumed that there is a set of necessary factors, apart from conflict pre-conditions, that are jointly sufficient for a successful multidimensional UN peace operation. In order to assess success in UN peacekeeping, the complex formula, combining the completion of mission’s mandate, progress in achieving a stable political solution, and providing a secure environment for civilians and the UN personnel, was elaborated. The study focuses on two cases of the UN involvement in civil wars: The United Nations Peacekeeping Operation in Somalia (UNOSOM) and the United Nations Mission in Sierra Leone (UNAMSIL). Building on existing scholarly literature, UN documents, press materials, interviews with senior UN officials, digital materials and statistical data, the factors, attributed to successful peace operations by scholars, are tested in a comparative perspective. The study concludes that necessary factors that are jointly sufficient for a successful UN peace operation are: a group of administrative factors (competent leadership and personnel, and clear command structures; internal and external co-ordination; sufficient duration; communications and logistical support), a group of local factors (sense of security of the parties; ownership; credibility of UN forces), and addressing real causes of the conflict, moderate UNSC interest, and organizational learning. The implications of this research provide the grounds for further verification and the analysis of more recent cases against the factors, provided in the present study. |
| Supervisor | András Bozóki |
| Department | Political Science MA |
| Full text | https://www.etd.ceu.edu/2016/kuzmina_olga.pdf |
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