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Bove, Vincenzo and Ruggeri, Andrea (2019) Peacekeeping effectiveness and Blue Helmets’ distance from locals. Journal of Conflict Resolution , 63 (7). pp. 1630-1655. doi:10.1177/0022002719826115 ISSN 1552-8766.
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Official URL: https://doi.org/10.1177/0022002719826115
Abstract
United Nations (UN) peacekeeping missions are complex social organizations, with soldiers coming from several countries. In this environment, effective communication and interactions with local populations are often difficult, and establishing essential local support can be jeopardized when soldiers are culturally distant from local communities. At the same time, however, when local populations perceive peacekeepers as sufficiently distant or unbiased, the promotion of cooperation is enhanced. We explore whether cultural distance—in terms of geography, language, and religion—and social distance—in terms of economy and institutions—between the peacekeepers and the local population improve the operational capabilities of a mission. We use monthly information on UN peacekeeping missions’ composition from 1990 to 2015. We find that higher geographic and cultural distances correspond to higher levels of violence against civilians and higher battle deaths, whereas institutional and economic differences have the opposite effects, although these are less robust.
Item Type: | Journal Article | ||||||||
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Subjects: | J Political Science > JZ International relations | ||||||||
Divisions: | Faculty of Social Sciences > Politics and International Studies | ||||||||
Library of Congress Subject Headings (LCSH): | Peacekeeping forces, United Nations | ||||||||
Journal or Publication Title: | Journal of Conflict Resolution | ||||||||
Publisher: | Sage Publications Ltd. | ||||||||
ISSN: | 1552-8766 | ||||||||
Official Date: | 1 August 2019 | ||||||||
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Volume: | 63 | ||||||||
Number: | 7 | ||||||||
Page Range: | pp. 1630-1655 | ||||||||
DOI: | 10.1177/0022002719826115 | ||||||||
Status: | Peer Reviewed | ||||||||
Publication Status: | Published | ||||||||
Reuse Statement (publisher, data, author rights): | Posted ahead of print. Author(s), Article Title, Journal Title (Journal Volume Number and Issue Number) pp. xx-xx. Copyright © 2018 The Author(s). Reprinted by permission of SAGE Publications. DOI: [DOI] | ||||||||
Access rights to Published version: | Open Access (Creative Commons) | ||||||||
Description: | Free access |
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Date of first compliant deposit: | 29 May 2018 | ||||||||
Date of first compliant Open Access: | 14 June 2018 | ||||||||
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