The UN Secretariat's Influence on the Evolution of Peacekeeping

1. Front Matter

   Pages i-xii

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2. Introduction

   • Silke Weinlich

   Pages 1-16

3. The Evolution of UN Peacekeeping: Towards the Emergence of a 21st-Century Peacekeeping Model

   • Silke Weinlich

   Pages 17-37

4. The Influence of International Bureaucracies: A Framework for Analysis

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   Pages 38-67

5. The UN Secretariat’s Capacities for Autonomous Action

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   Pages 68-88

6. The Operational Dimension: The Peace Operation in East Timor

   • Silke Weinlich

   Pages 89-135

7. The Conceptual Dimension: The Decisions to Reform UN Peacekeeping and Instigate Doctrine Development

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   Pages 136-177

8. The Institutional Dimension: The Creation of the Standing Police Capacity

   • Silke Weinlich

   Pages 178-214

9. The Shaping Powers of the UN Secretariat: Conclusions and Future Prospects for Studying the Role of International Bureaucracies

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   Pages 215-236

10. Back Matter

    Pages 237-290

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Using a unique analytical framework, the UN Secretariat's Influence on the Evolution of Peacekeeping reveals deep insights in the UN's peacekeeping decision-making and shows that even international bureaucracies with limited autonomy can shape international politics.

• decision-making
• Institution
• international politics
• Peace
• Peace Operation
• Peacekeeping
• police
• politics

“Weinlich describes how the UN Secretariat has systematically accomplished its goals and pursued a new direction without clear mandates from its bosses, namely, the five veto-wielding members of the Security Council, China, Russia, France, the United Kingdom, and the United States. Her book is an excellent examination of bureaucracies and the way lessons and firsthand experience can propel an organization to become more proactive in world affairs.” (John M. Bublic, The European Legacy, Vol. 22 (2), 2017)

“Silke Weinlich’s book focuses on the UN Secretariat’s role in the reforms and innovations in UN peacekeeping during the second half of 1999 and the first decade of the twenty-first century. … the book provides a wealth of interesting material and calls attention to important questions that need further study. I would recommend the bookto anyone interested in the evolution and reform of UN peacekeeping.” (Kseniya Oksamytna, acun.org, February, 2016)

• University of Duisburg-Essen, Germany

  Silke Weinlich

Silke Weinlich is head of the research unit "(Im)possibility of Cooperation" at the Centre for Global Cooperation Research, University of Duisburg-Essen, Germany. Her research interests include the United Nations and its peacekeeping, peacebuilding, and development, as well as UN reform.

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