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Lundgren, Magnus, Oksamytna, Kseniya and Bove, Vincenzo (2022) Politics or performance? Leadership accountability in UN peacekeeping. Journal of Conflict Resolution , 66 (1). pp. 32-60. doi:10.1177/00220027211028989
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Official URL: https://doi.org/10.1177/00220027211028989
Abstract
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 acute in UN peacekeeping. Leaders of peacekeeping operations are responsible for ensuring that peacekeepers implement mandates, maintain discipline, and stay safe. Yet, if leaders fail to do so, is the UN Secretariat able and willing to replace them? We investigate newly collected data on the tenure of 238 civilian and military leaders in 38 peacekeeping operations, 1978-2017. We find that the tenures of civilian leaders are insensitive to performance, but that military leaders in poorly performing missions are more likely to be replaced. We also find evidence that political considerations complicate the UN's efforts at accountability. Holding mission performance constant, military leaders from countries that are powerful or contribute large numbers of troops stay longer in post.
| Item Type: | Journal Article | ||||||||
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| Subjects: | B Philosophy. Psychology. Religion > BJ Ethics H Social Sciences > HM Sociology J Political Science > JZ International relations K Law [Moys] > KC International Law U Military Science > U Military Science (General) |
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| Divisions: | Faculty of Social Sciences > Politics and International Studies | ||||||||
| Library of Congress Subject Headings (LCSH): | United Nations -- Peacekeeping forces, Leadership , Command of troops, Responsibility , Civil war -- Protection of civilians , Conflict management, Responsibility to protect (International law) | ||||||||
| Journal or Publication Title: | Journal of Conflict Resolution | ||||||||
| Publisher: | Sage Publications Ltd. | ||||||||
| ISSN: | 0022-0027 | ||||||||
| Official Date: | 1 January 2022 | ||||||||
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| Volume: | 66 | ||||||||
| Number: | 1 | ||||||||
| Page Range: | pp. 32-60 | ||||||||
| DOI: | 10.1177/00220027211028989 | ||||||||
| Status: | Peer Reviewed | ||||||||
| Publication Status: | Published | ||||||||
| Reuse Statement (publisher, data, author rights): | Posted ahead of print. Lundgren, Magnus , Oksamytna, Kseniya and Bove, Vincenzo (2021) Politics or performance? Leadership accountability in UN peacekeeping. Journal of Conflict Resolution . (In Press) Copyright © 2021 (Copyright Holder). Reprinted by permission of SAGE Publications. DOI: [DOI] Users who receive access to an article through a repository are reminded that the article is protected by copyright and reuse is restricted to non-commercial and no derivative uses. | ||||||||
| Access rights to Published version: | Open Access | ||||||||
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