Numerous empirical studies have examined the role of third-party peacekeeping in reducing
violence around the world. Their results reveal an extraordinary relationship between …

Peace operations are now a principal tool for managing armed conflict and building world
peace. The fully revised, expanded and updated second edition of Understanding …

Civil wars have caused tremendous human suffering in the last century, and the United
Nations is often asked to send peacekeepers to stop ongoing violence. Yet despite being …

Research shows that peacekeepers reduce conflict intensity; however, effects of deployment
on nonpolitical violence are unknown. This article focuses on criminal violence and …

In the 1990s, conflict-related sexual violence (crsv) started to transform into a matter of
international security. Today, this is reflected in the Women, Peace and Security framework …

The United Nations Stabilization Mission in Haiti (MINUSTAH) has been marred by reports
of sexual exploitation and abuse (SEA) perpetrated against local women/girls. However …

Peacekeeping mitigates killing, but nonlethal violence also influences both positive peace
and stability. We evaluate peacekeepers' effect on one such type of abuse, sexual violence …

Human trafficking affects millions of people globally, disproportionately harming women,
girls and marginalized groups. Yet one of the main sources of data on global trafficking, the …

The UN. has intensified efforts to recruit female peacekeepers for peacekeeping missions.
From 2006 to 2014, the number of female military personnel in UN peacekeeping missions …

Peacebuilding organizations are important to support development in countries disrupted by
conflict or disasters. However, to function effectively, these organizations need to generate …