ABSTRACT Although United Nations peacekeeping operations (UN PKOs) produce positive
outcomes for peace, some missions are strategically replaced by cheaper and smaller UN …

Peacebuilding, Power, and Politics in Africa is a critical reflection on peacebuilding efforts in
Africa. The authors expose the tensions and contradictions in different clusters of …

Postconflict disarmament, demobilization, and reintegration (DDR) of former combatants in
Angola, Mozambique, Namibia, South Africa, and Zimbabwe aimed at addressing problems …

This article explores the relationship between the concept of 'organized hypocrisy'and
institutional reform in UN peacekeeping. It first demonstrates how the organized hypocrisy in …

The massive expenditure on UN peacekeeping missions combined with a significant
commitment of personnel and infrastructure creates 'peacekeeping economies' within host …

Drawing on recent debates in English School (ES) theory, this article develops an analytical
framework for examining how states use multilateral institutions, or what ES theorists call …

How successful have Southern African states been in dealing with the major issues that
have faced the region in recent years? What could be done to produce more cohesive and …

Even though impacts generated by the widespread availability and ongoing use of small
arms and light weapons have not reached a magnitude sufficient to radically reorder …

This paper argues that demobilization, disarmament and reintegration (DDR) trajectories of
non-state armed groups are shaped by a group's internal organization. Extensive research …

This monograph addresses the challenging topic of transition in post-conflict stability
operations and is intended for a wide audience that includes military and civilian …