African peacekeeping operations in recent years

International Peacekeeping Operations

This article takes stock of some of the important contributions to the study of peacekeeping (PK). Two key topics stand out: peacekeeping burden sharing and mission effectiveness. For burden sharing, the theoretical foundation is the private provision of public goods and joint products. Implications for burden sharing differ whether financial or troop contributions are being shared, with the la...

Training in Peacekeeping Operations Using Virtual Environments

The present paper describes two studies aimed at evaluating Virtual Environment (VE) technology for training individuals to perform military checkpoint duty. Participants stood guard at a fictitious base in which simulated drivers in vehicles approached seeking entrance. Participants inspected each vehicle, interacted with the drivers, verified their identification, and made a decision to allow...

Fatality trends in United Nations Peacekeeping Operations, 1948-1998.

CONTEXT The rising number of deaths among United Nations (UN) peacekeeping forces after the Cold War has made some troop-contributing countries hesitant to participate in peacekeeping operations. While the number and scale of missions have increased, no data have demonstrated a parallel increase in risks to peacekeepers. OBJECTIVE To determine the association of characteristics of UN peacekee...

Sexual Exploitation and Abuse by Peacekeeping Operations in Contemporary Africa

In 2003 the United Nations issued a decree, the Secretary-General’s Bulletin (SGB), prohibiting acts of sexual exploitation and sexual abuse by UN Staff, where sexual exploitation is defined as “any actual or attempted abuse of a position of vulnerability, differential power, or trust, for sexual purposes, including, but not limited to, profiting monetarily, socially or politically from the sex...

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