The aim of the course is to examine the problems and possibilities of peace operations conducted by the United Nations. Throughout the Cold War, the United Nations undertook a small number of traditional peacekeeping missions (PK) that helped to bring peace and security to some war torn regions. Most of those missions were small and basically uncontroversial (except Congo). No ambitious operations could be undertaken politically because Cold War antagonisms prevented the Security Council from approving ambitious interventions — the Security Council was politically deadlocked by the possibility of the use of the veto by one of its five permanent members. In the early 1990's, just after the Cold War ended, there was a huge growth in the number of peacekeeping missions undertaken by the UN.
Ronald HATTO
Séminaire
English
A basic knowledge of world politics/international relations.
Spring 2021-2022
An oral presentation (in team) (40% of the grade). Each week students are assigned a UN peace operation to investigate and they report their findings to the class
A Final Take-Home Exam (40% of the grade) during the last week of the session (between 1,700 and 2,000 Words).
A short In-Class Quizz (10%) during week 6 to test your knowledge so far.
Class Participation & Discussion (10% of the grade). Your participation in this class is important. The class participation grade will derive from regular attendance and discussion and analysis.
BELLAMY, Alex J., WILLIAMS, Paul with GRIFFIN, Stuart (2010) Understanding Peacekeeping, 2nd Edition, Cambridge, Polity Press.
KOOPS, Joachim A., MACQUEEN, Norrie, TARDY, Thierry & WILLIAMS, Paul D. (Ed.) (2015) Oxford Handbook of United Nations Peacekeeping Operations, Oxford, Oxford University Press.