A recipe for success? Ingredients of a successful peacekeeping mission

Performance under ambiguity: International organization performance in UN peacekeeping

“…Thus, at the mission level of analysis, integrated mission planning documents such as ISFs represent the most appropriate measure of the goals of a dominant coalition as a basis for performance measurement. The academic peacekeeping literature has focused on explaining overall peacekeeping and peacebuilding success and failure; in other words, on outcome performance (Diehl 1994;Bratt 1997;Sambanis 2000, 2006;Downs and Stedman 2002;Paris 2004;Fortna 2004aFortna , b, c, 2008Pushkina 2006;Call and Cousens 2008;Fortna and Howard 2008;Howard 2008). One study provocatively claims that, "it is difficult to think of an environment that is less conducive to the conduct of evaluation research" than peace operations in the wake of civil wars (Downs and Stedman 2002: 43).…”

Wanted: A Mid-Range Theory of International Peacekeeping

“…A problem with this criterion is that while placing a premium on efficiency, it may favor the interests of particular constituencies or organizations over the broader goals as defined, for example, by the UN (Druckman and Stern 1999). Alternatively, as Bellamy, Williams, and Griffin (2004:272) have pointed out, when states and international organizations evaluate PKOs, “it is often possible to detect a Westphalian or post‐Westphalian conception,” as indicated in Figure 1. The contribution of peacekeeping to larger values rather than to self‐serving gains (Pushkina 2006). For Johansen (1998), for example, these values are world peace, justice, and the reduction of human suffering.…”

“…The contribution of peacekeeping to larger values rather than to self‐serving gains (Pushkina 2006). For Johansen (1998), for example, these values are world peace, justice, and the reduction of human suffering.…”

“…Alternatively, as Bellamy, Williams, and Griffin (2004:272) have pointed out, when states and international organizations evaluate PKOs, ''it is often possible to detect a Westphalian or post-Westphalian conception,'' as indicated in Figure 1. (4) The contribution of peacekeeping to larger values rather than to self-serving gains (Pushkina 2006). For Johansen (1998), for example, these values are world peace, justice, and the reduction of human suffering.…”

Assessing Peace Operations' Mitigated Outcomes

“…2 The lack of a clear understanding of the multidimensionality of peacekeeping success has been an obstacle to fully conceptualizing such success. 3 Attempts have been made to identify clear ways to assess the performance of peace operations, 4 and to differentiate between different types of success and failure.…”