Short-Term and Long-Term Effects of United Nations Peace Operations

Earlier studies have shown that United Nations peace operations make a positive contribution to peacebuilding efforts after civil wars. But do these effects carry over to the period after the peacekeepers leave? And how do the effects of UN peace o...

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Main Author:	Sambanis, Nicholas
Format:	Policy Research Working Paper
Language:	English
Published:	World Bank, Washington, DC 2012
Subjects:	ARMED CONFLICT ARMED CONFLICTS BALANCE OF PAYMENTS CAPABILITIES CIVIL WAR CIVIL WARS COLD WAR CONFLICT CONFLICT RESOLUTION CONFLICTS DEPENDENCE DEVELOPMENT ASSISTANCE ECONOMIC ASSISTANCE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT EXTERNAL INTERVENTION FACTIONS FINANCIAL SUPPORT INTERNATIONAL MILITARY FORCES MILITARY FORCES MILITARY OFFICERS NATIONS NEGOTIATED SETTLEMENTS OBSERVERS PEACE PEACE AGREEMENTS PEACE PROCESS PEACE PROCESSES PEACE TREATIES PEACEBUILDING PEACEKEEPING PEACEKEEPING MISSIONS POLITICAL INSTITUTIONS POLITICAL SCIENCE RECONSTRUCTION SOVEREIGNTY STABLE PEACE STATUS OF FORCES AGREEMENTS UNITED NATIONS UNITED NATIONS SECURITY COUNCIL VIOLENCE WAR
Online Access:	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2007/04/7537773/short-term-long-term-effects-united-nations-peace-operations http://hdl.handle.net/10986/7017

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spelling	okr-10986-70172021-04-23T14:02:33Z Short-Term and Long-Term Effects of United Nations Peace Operations Sambanis, Nicholas ARMED CONFLICT ARMED CONFLICTS BALANCE OF PAYMENTS CAPABILITIES CIVIL WAR CIVIL WARS COLD WAR CONFLICT CONFLICT RESOLUTION CONFLICTS DEPENDENCE DEVELOPMENT ASSISTANCE ECONOMIC ASSISTANCE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT EXTERNAL INTERVENTION FACTIONS FINANCIAL SUPPORT INTERNATIONAL MILITARY FORCES MILITARY FORCES MILITARY OFFICERS NATIONS NEGOTIATED SETTLEMENTS OBSERVERS PEACE PEACE AGREEMENTS PEACE PROCESS PEACE PROCESSES PEACE TREATIES PEACEBUILDING PEACEKEEPING PEACEKEEPING MISSIONS POLITICAL INSTITUTIONS POLITICAL SCIENCE RECONSTRUCTION SOVEREIGNTY STABLE PEACE STATUS OF FORCES AGREEMENTS UNITED NATIONS UNITED NATIONS SECURITY COUNCIL VIOLENCE WAR Earlier studies have shown that United Nations peace operations make a positive contribution to peacebuilding efforts after civil wars. But do these effects carry over to the period after the peacekeepers leave? And how do the effects of UN peace operations interact with other determinants of peacebuilding in the long run? The author addresses these questions using a revised version of the Doyle and Sambanis dataset and applying different estimation methods to estimate the short-term and long-term effects of UN peace missions. He finds that UN missions have robust, positive effects on peacebuilding in the short term. UN missions can help parties implement peace agreements but the UN cannot fight wars, and UN operations contribute more to the quality of the peace where peace is based on participation, than to the longevity of the peace, where peace is simply the absence of war. The effects of UN missions are also felt in the long run, but they dissipate over time. What is missing in UN peacebuilding is a strategy to foster the self-sustaining economic growth that could connect increased participation with sustainable peace. 2012-06-04T18:07:19Z 2012-06-04T18:07:19Z 2007-04 http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2007/04/7537773/short-term-long-term-effects-united-nations-peace-operations http://hdl.handle.net/10986/7017 English Policy Research Working Paper; No. 4207 CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/ World Bank World Bank, Washington, DC Publications & Research :: Policy Research Working Paper Publications & Research
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topic	ARMED CONFLICT ARMED CONFLICTS BALANCE OF PAYMENTS CAPABILITIES CIVIL WAR CIVIL WARS COLD WAR CONFLICT CONFLICT RESOLUTION CONFLICTS DEPENDENCE DEVELOPMENT ASSISTANCE ECONOMIC ASSISTANCE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT EXTERNAL INTERVENTION FACTIONS FINANCIAL SUPPORT INTERNATIONAL MILITARY FORCES MILITARY FORCES MILITARY OFFICERS NATIONS NEGOTIATED SETTLEMENTS OBSERVERS PEACE PEACE AGREEMENTS PEACE PROCESS PEACE PROCESSES PEACE TREATIES PEACEBUILDING PEACEKEEPING PEACEKEEPING MISSIONS POLITICAL INSTITUTIONS POLITICAL SCIENCE RECONSTRUCTION SOVEREIGNTY STABLE PEACE STATUS OF FORCES AGREEMENTS UNITED NATIONS UNITED NATIONS SECURITY COUNCIL VIOLENCE WAR
spellingShingle	ARMED CONFLICT ARMED CONFLICTS BALANCE OF PAYMENTS CAPABILITIES CIVIL WAR CIVIL WARS COLD WAR CONFLICT CONFLICT RESOLUTION CONFLICTS DEPENDENCE DEVELOPMENT ASSISTANCE ECONOMIC ASSISTANCE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT EXTERNAL INTERVENTION FACTIONS FINANCIAL SUPPORT INTERNATIONAL MILITARY FORCES MILITARY FORCES MILITARY OFFICERS NATIONS NEGOTIATED SETTLEMENTS OBSERVERS PEACE PEACE AGREEMENTS PEACE PROCESS PEACE PROCESSES PEACE TREATIES PEACEBUILDING PEACEKEEPING PEACEKEEPING MISSIONS POLITICAL INSTITUTIONS POLITICAL SCIENCE RECONSTRUCTION SOVEREIGNTY STABLE PEACE STATUS OF FORCES AGREEMENTS UNITED NATIONS UNITED NATIONS SECURITY COUNCIL VIOLENCE WAR Sambanis, Nicholas Short-Term and Long-Term Effects of United Nations Peace Operations
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description	Earlier studies have shown that United Nations peace operations make a positive contribution to peacebuilding efforts after civil wars. But do these effects carry over to the period after the peacekeepers leave? And how do the effects of UN peace operations interact with other determinants of peacebuilding in the long run? The author addresses these questions using a revised version of the Doyle and Sambanis dataset and applying different estimation methods to estimate the short-term and long-term effects of UN peace missions. He finds that UN missions have robust, positive effects on peacebuilding in the short term. UN missions can help parties implement peace agreements but the UN cannot fight wars, and UN operations contribute more to the quality of the peace where peace is based on participation, than to the longevity of the peace, where peace is simply the absence of war. The effects of UN missions are also felt in the long run, but they dissipate over time. What is missing in UN peacebuilding is a strategy to foster the self-sustaining economic growth that could connect increased participation with sustainable peace.
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author	Sambanis, Nicholas
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title	Short-Term and Long-Term Effects of United Nations Peace Operations
title_short	Short-Term and Long-Term Effects of United Nations Peace Operations
title_full	Short-Term and Long-Term Effects of United Nations Peace Operations
title_fullStr	Short-Term and Long-Term Effects of United Nations Peace Operations
title_full_unstemmed	Short-Term and Long-Term Effects of United Nations Peace Operations
title_sort	short-term and long-term effects of united nations peace operations
publisher	World Bank, Washington, DC
publishDate	2012
url	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2007/04/7537773/short-term-long-term-effects-united-nations-peace-operations http://hdl.handle.net/10986/7017
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