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Turning to the South: Civilian Capacity in the Aftermath of Conflict
de Coning, Cedric H., John Karlsrud, Ingrid Marie Breidlid
The article argues that UN civilian capacity reform initiatives must overcome the bureaucratic tendency of looking at how to improve and expand the current system, and turn to emerging external service providers, particularly in the South. While the UN should continue to have a core staff for peacekeeping and peacebuilding purposes, it should to a much larger degree use local and regional capacities, and only resort to international capacity as a last resort. This should also be a dictum for the World Bank, EU, AU and member states engaged in supporting states in the aftermath of conflict. The article reviews the reform efforts so far and gives tangible recommendations for how the UN, regional organizations and member states should take the reform initiatives forward. Boulder, Colorado,Lynne Rienner Publishers.s. 135-152, 2013 -
Globale sikkerhetstrusler
Leira, Halvard , Joakim Hertzberg Ulstein
Denne rapporten tar for seg hva som ligger i begrepet globale sikkerhetstrusler og analyserer hvordan fem globale aktører - EU, USA, Russland, Kina og Brasil - forholder seg til slike trusler. Et hovedfunn er at «globale sikkerhetstrusler» og nærliggende begreper må forstås politisk, de benyttes i betydelig grad for å skape oppmerksomhet om fenomener som aktører med håp om definisjonsmakt opplever som viktige. -
Diplomatic Sites
Neumann, Iver B.
In this book Iver B. Neumann investigates diplomatic sites - from the dinner table to sites of conflict mediation and peace facilitation, via representations of diplomacy in popular culture. -
A Cacophony of Ideas and Practices: UNMIS and the Protection of Civilians in Jonglei State, South Sudan
Lie, Jon Harald Sande, Ingrid Marie Breidlid
in Benjamin de Carvalho and Ole Jacob Sending (eds.) The Protection of Civilians in UN Peacekeeping: Concept, Implementation and Practice .
Baden-Baden,Nomos.s. 143-162, 2013 -
Conceptual Unclarity and Competition: The Protection of Civilians and the Responsibility to Protect
Lie, Jon Harald Sande, Benjamin de Carvalho
The Protection of Civilians and the Responsibility to Protect are confused both in policy discourse and by more analytically minded scholars. Such a conflation, the authors argue, is misleading and may lead to a loss of legitimacy for PoC – which would, over time, be detrimental to UN missions’ ability to protect civilians in practice.in Benjamin de Carvalho and Ole Jacob Sending (eds.) The Protection of Civilians in UN Peacekeeping: Concept, Implementation and Practice .
Baden-Baden,Nomos.s. 47-62, 2013 -
Introduction: A Concern with Protection
de Carvalho, Benjamin , Ole Jacob Sending
The authors argue that we have witnessed the emergence of a new discourse on the protection of civilians over the past decade. Grounded in the practice of peacekeeping in UN missions, this discourse and evolving norms has sought to distance itself from the rather rigid understanding of protection of civilians as understood in International Humanitarian Law, focusing instead on practical challenges on the ground.in Benjamin de Carvalho and Ole Jacob Sending (eds.) The Protection of Civilians in UN Peacekeeping: Concept, Implementation and Practice .
Baden-Baden,Nomos.s. 17-23, 2013 -
Empire, specialness: Exploring the intersections between imperial and special relationships
Haugevik, Kristin M.
The chapter explores four possible intersections between empires and “special” inter-state relationships. Special relationships can be approached as imperial remnants or neo-imperial articulations. But empires and special relationships can also be seen as comparable analytical ideal-types of relational contracting or sets of interaction practices.in Parker, Noel (ed.) Empire and International Order .
London,Ashgate.s. 95-112, 2013 -
Unpacking the “Culture of Protection”: A Political Economy Analysis of UN Protection of Civilians
Sending, Ole Jacob, Andreas Stensland
The chapter demonstrates how different institutional actors – such as OHCA, ICRC, and OHCHR – all advance different interpretations of “protection” in order to further their respective institutional interests. Because the term “protection” is a vehicle to advance different, even conflicting, institutional interests it is unlikely that there will be greater conceptual clarity in the foreseeable future.in Benjamin de Carvalho and Ole Jacob Sending (eds.) The Protection of Civilians in UN Peacekeeping: Concept, Implementation and Practice .
Baden-Baden,Nomos.s. 63-88, 2013 -
Strategie energetyczne Rosji i Norwegii: podobieństwa i różnice (Energy strategies of Russia and Norway: similarities and differences)
Godzimirski, Jakub M.
The article presents and compares Norwegian and Russian energy strategies. Energy strategy is here understood as practical implementation of national energy policies in European and international context. The focus of the article is on differences and similarities in the two countries’ approaches and way they have been coping with recent political and market related challenges to their dominant position on the European energy market.Polish Diplomatic Review 66 (4)
Warszawa,Polish Institute of International Affairs.s. 43-70, 2012 -
The Protection of Civilians in UN Peacekeeping: Concept, Implementation and Practice
de Carvalho, Benjamin , Ole Jacob Sending
This edited volume explores the Protection of Civilians (PoC) and offers comparisons and in-depth studies of protection mandates in UN peacekeeping missions in Africa. The book seeks to show that however PoC is defined at headquarters level, successful implementation must rest on an understanding of the limits and challenges encountered in mission, on the ground.
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