Date of Award
1-1-2025
Document Type
Thesis
Degree Name
M.A. in Political Science
First Advisor
Ben T. Jones
School
University of Mississippi
Relational Format
dissertation/thesis
Abstract
When and under what circumstances do United Nations (UN) plans incorporate participation of local populations in peacekeeping processes? In “ideal” form, peacekeeping “aims to guarantee the stability of any agreement reached to reduce the likelihood of renewed fighting” (Clayton and Dorussen 2021, p. 151). In statute and earliest conceptualization, peacekeeping served as a means of third-party intervention to oversee and facilitate cessation of conflict. In public-facing addresses by UN Secretary-Generals and guiding documents on the goals and strategies of UN peacekeeping, intended outcomes are articulated as efforts to go beyond conflict cessation and toward fostering conditions of sustained peace (United Nations 2008). The strategic pathways articulated in mission mandates to achieve these goals differ greatly across cases. Some mission mandates include explicit language around “local” populations and “civil society” involvement in peacekeeping and peacebuilding processes, while others do not. Thus, the question remains: when and under what circumstances do UN plans explicitly incorporate “local” and “civil society” populations in mission mandates?
Recommended Citation
Melvin, Olivia, "Politics or People? Salience of Security Council Member States' Political Interests and Participatory Inclusion of Local Populations in Peacekeeping Mandates" (2025). Electronic Theses and Dissertations. 3331.
https://egrove.olemiss.edu/etd/3331