In this Book
- Peacekeeping in South Lebanon: Credibility and Local Cooperation
- Book
- 2018
- Published by: Syracuse University Press
- Series: Syracuse Studies on Peace and Conflict Resolution
summary
Although the concept of credibility has been identified by the United Nations as a significant factor in successful peacekeeping operations, its role has largely been ignored in the literature on peacekeeping at the local level. In this book, Newby provides the first detailed examination of credibility’s essential place in peacekeeping. With empirically rich analysis, Newby explores the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) and its navigation of political tensions in one of the world’s geopolitical flashpoints, a place where the mission’s work is constrained by weak local legitimacy born of a complex political situation. Identifying four types of credibility—technical, material, security, and responsiveness—Newby traces the ways in which building credibility served UNIFIL and has enabled the mission to exercise its mandate despite significant challenges on the ground. Peacekeeping in South Lebanon unpacks the day-to-day business of running a peace mission and argues that credibility should be regarded as an independent construct when considering how a peacekeeping operation functions and survives.
Table of Contents
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- Title Page, Copyright Page
- pp. i-iv
- Illustrations
- pp. vii-viii
- Abbreviations
- pp. xiii-xviii
- Introduction
- pp. 1-24
- 2 The UNIFIL Mission in Context
- pp. 58-81
- 3 Credibility in Interstate Conflict
- pp. 82-113
- 4 Credibility with National Institutions
- pp. 114-137
- 5 Credibility through Aid
- pp. 138-164
- Conclusion
- pp. 165-176
- Bibliography
- pp. 203-214
- About the Author
- p. 222
Additional Information
ISBN
9780815654377
Related ISBN(s)
9780815635895
MARC Record
OCLC
1037663126
Pages
256
Launched on MUSE
2018-06-07
Language
English
Open Access
No