Cedric H. de Coning
Senior Research FellowCedric de Coning is a Senior Research Fellow in the Research Group on Peace, Conflict and Development at the Norwegian Institute of International Affairs (NUPI) and he is also a Senior Advisor for ACCORD.
He has 30 years of experience in research, policy advise, training and education in the areas of conflict resolution, peacekeeping, peacebuilding and peace and conflict studies. Cedric has a Ph.D. in Applied Ethics from the Department of Philosophy of the University of Stellenbosch, and a M.A. (cum laude) in Conflict Management and Peace Studies from the University of KwaZulu-Natal.
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: Feature article
How UN Peacekeeping Operations Can Adapt to a New Multipolar World Order
2019How will United Nations peacekeeping operations adapt to the transition from a unipolar to a multipolar world order? The paper considers emerging dynamics in three areas that may suggest how UN peacekeeping are likely to be affected by a changing world order, namely strategic political coherence, the... -
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NUPI experts on the 2019 Nobel Peace Prize
11.10.2019The Nobel Peace Prize is awarded to Abiy Ahmed for his efforts for peace and international cooperation, and especially for the initiative to solve the border conflict with Ethiopia’s neighbouring state Eritrea. -
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EPON at Stockholm Forum for Peace and Development 2019
31.05.2019On 14-16 May 2019, the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI) and Swedish Ministry of Foreign Affairs co-hosted the 2019 Stockholm Forum on Peace and Development titled ‘From crisis response to peacebuilding: Achieving synergies’. -
Wed 29 May 2019Event
What is the impact of the UN missions in Mali and South Sudan?
Time: 09:30 Location: NUPIOn the occasion of the International Day of Peacekeeping, NUPI has the pleasure of inviting you to a seminar with a focus on the effectiveness of the UN missions in Mali and South Sudan.
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Publication
: ARTIKKEL_POP
Complexity thinking and adaptive peacebuilding
2019Cedric de Coning explores how complexity thinking can contribute to our understanding of how to create more inclusive peace processes, and how adaptive approaches enable local and external peacebuilders to apply new models of practice, experimentation and learning. These differ fundamentally from approaches... -
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: Del av bok/rapport
UN Peace Operations and Changes in the Global Order: Evolution, Adaptation, and Resilience
2019Changes in the global order are contributing to a more pragmatic era of UN peace operations. Peace operations are likely to become less intrusive and more supportive of locally-led solutions. Three overarching themes are identified. First, the degree to which a peace operation contributes to strategic... -
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: Del av bok/rapport
Africa and UN Peace Operations: Implications for the Future Role of Regional Organisations
2019Over the last decade and a half, Africa’s peace operations capacity has significantly increased. African states have deployed operations of their own and they now contribute half of all UN peacekeepers. The African Union (AU) and the UN have developed a strategic partnership that plays out at the political,... -
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: ANTOLOGI
United Nations Peace Operations in a Changing Global Order
2019This edited volume generates a discussion about UN approaches to peace by studying challenges and opportunities that the organisation is facing in the 21st century. We use some of the findings from the HIPPO report as an inspiration and put both its recommendations and broader UN actions in a wider context.... -
Mon 26 Nov 2018Event
How effective have the peace operations in Somalia, DR Congo and Mali been?
Time: 10:00 Location: NUPIExperts from around the world will take a closer look at how effective UN Peace Operations actually are.
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Research project
Effectiveness of Peace Operations Network (EPON)
2018 - 2021 (Ongoing)NUPI together with 40 partners from across the globe have established an international network to undertake research into the effectiveness of peace operations.
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Wed 14 Nov 2018Event
UN Peace Operations in a Changing Global Order
Time: 12:30 Location: NUPIUnder-Secretary-General for Peacekeeping Operations Jean-Pierre Lacroix will talk about the status of UN Peace Operations.
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News
New book: UN Peace Operations in a Changing Global Order
23.10.2018In this book launch interview, editors Mateja Peter and Cedric de Coning reflect upon findings from their most recent book, identifying four global transformations and their implications for UN peace operations. -
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Four global transformations are changing UN peace operations
23.10.2018The global order is changing – how will that uncertainty impact UN peace operations? -
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: ARTIKKEL
Adaptive Mediation
2018Traditional state-based and determined-design models are ill-equipped to help mediators manage increasingly dynamic, complex and unpredictable violent conflict systems. In this paper we explore an alternative approach, namely an iterative adaptive mediation process that enables the parties to generate... -
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WORLD PEACEKEEPING DAY: UN Peacekeeping at 70
28.05.2018UN peacekeeping faces significant challenges and some question whether it can remain relevant, but most countries agree on the importance of the UN as the centrepiece of global governance, and that peacekeeping is its flagship enterprise. -
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: Rapport/avhandling
Towards a Comprehensive Results-based Reporting and Performance Assessment Framework for UN Peacekeeping Operations
2018This report considers the tools and processes that DPKO and DFS currently use to assess the performance of senior personnel, individual units and peacekeeping operations, and proposes a methodology for reorganizing these tools into a single overarching comprehensive planning, reporting and performance... -
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Can a new approach change the UN?
23.04.2018The world is facing enormous challenges in light of protracted crises and conflicts. The United Nations are looking for answers with the new ‘sustaining peace’ approach. What are the chances of the new approach to change the UN and create sustainable peace? Cedric de Coning offers a current overview. -
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: Rapport/avhandling
Sustaining Peace: Can a new approach change the UN?
2018When António Guterres started as UN Secretary General, he emphasised that conflict prevention had to be a top priority of the United Nations. This is why the United Nations are currently working on specifying the new ‘sustaining peace’ approach, passed by concurrent resolutions of the UN General Assembly... -
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: ARTIKKEL
Adaptive peacebuilding
2018International peacebuilding is experiencing a pragmatic turn. The era of liberal idealism is waning, and in its place new approaches to peacebuilding are emerging. This article identifies one such emerging approach, gives it a name—adaptive peacebuilding—and explores what it may be able to offer peacebuilding...