Africa and international Peace operations

South Africa

Lessons from the African Union Mission for Somalia (AMISOM) for Peace Operations in Mali

Turning to the South: Civilian Capacity in the Aftermath of Conflict

Civilian Capacities Network Annual Meeting 2013

Complexity Theory: Implications for Measuring Peacebuilding Progress

Understanding peacebuilding as essentially local

UNMISS County Support Bases: Peacekeeping–Peacebuilding Nexus at Work?

The initiative by the United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) to establish County Support Bases (CSBs) in 35 counties, in addition to the presence it already has in 10 state capitals, reflects a new interest in UN peacekeeping operations in pursuing a greater nexus between peacekeeping and peacebuilding,...

Factors that constrain the comprehensive approach

Political, civilian and military Dimensions of PCRD

CIVCAP, Emerging Powers and the Global South: Evidence for a New Phase of Engagement

Report of the Conference on Peacekeeping Vision 2015: Capabilities for Future Mandates

Coherence & Coordination: The Limits of the Comprehensive Approach

Moving Beyond the Technical: Facing up to Peacebuilding’s Inherent Contradictions

Civilian Expertise: Partnership to Match Supply to Demand

Preparing and Mobilizing Civilian Capacity for the Future. Recommendations for Implementing the Guéhenno Report

Conference Proceedings: Mobilizing Civilian Capacity

Training in Vain? Bottlenecks in Deploying Civilians for UN Peacekeeping

UN peacekeeping missions suffer from cumbersome recruitment processes, high vacancy rates and a shortage of civilian staff. This article explores the bottlenecks hampering the recruitment and deployment of trained personnel, especially civilians. Paradoxically, an increased number of trained personnel...

Mission-Wide Strategies for the Protection of Civilians: A Comparison of MONUC, UNAMID and UNMIS

Conference Proceedings: Report of the Conference on Peacekeeping Vision 2015 Capabilities for Future Mandates