Does Peacekeeping Reduce Violence? Assessing Comprehensive Security of Contemporary Peace Operations in Africa

Brosig, Malte; Sempijja, Norman

doi:10.5334/sta.576

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“…The empirical results revealed that United Nations peacekeeping has a positive significant impact on reduction of violence in terms of death and civilian casualties, managing conflict situations, stability and quality of security governance (Schiel, et al, 2020, andBrosig &Sempijja, 2018). However, the results of the other researchers such as Freedman (2018) have revealed that UN peacekeepers also commit crimes such as sexual that hinder security promotion.…”

Section: Research Gapmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…The previous researchers have agreed that United Nations peacekeeping has significant and positive effect on security promotion in terms of reducing death, civilian casualties, managing conflict situations, stability and quality of security governance (Schiel, et al, 2020, andBrosig &Sempijja, 2018). However, some of the studies have indicated that the success of peacekeeping mission is very dependent to peacekeeping practices, intentions of the peacekeepers, the mission and mandate of peacekeepers because the findings of Freedman ( 2018) have revealed that UN peacekeepers also commit crimes such as sexual abuse that hinder security promotion.…”

Section: Review Of Literature 21 Empirical Reviewmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Together, deterrence, buffer zones and higher surveillance, along with political and diplomatic pressure, and peacekeeping missions play a significant role in reducing the violence that can be committed by the rebels or government against civilians (Schiel, et al, 2020). The empirical data have shown that more than 70 intra-states were fought between 1991 to 2010 which have violated the rights of women and children and many have lost their lives which make peacekeeping practices insignificant for African conflicts (Brosig & Sempijja, 2018). The findings of the same study of Brosig and Sempijja (2018) have also shown that the security of Africa is still dependable on colonial master powers like UK and France who continue to send troops to United Nations missions in their former colonies for the reason of only protecting their gains which can never promote peace and security in Africa.…”

Section: Review Of Literature 21 Empirical Reviewmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…The empirical data have shown that more than 70 intra-states were fought between 1991 to 2010 which have violated the rights of women and children and many have lost their lives which make peacekeeping practices insignificant for African conflicts (Brosig & Sempijja, 2018). The findings of the same study of Brosig and Sempijja (2018) have also shown that the security of Africa is still dependable on colonial master powers like UK and France who continue to send troops to United Nations missions in their former colonies for the reason of only protecting their gains which can never promote peace and security in Africa. Other empirical studies have revealed that political will, effective management of conflict, troop deployment and force training that contributed to initiating institutions concerning peace and security in many parts of the world (Athambawa & Mohammed, 2019).…”

Section: Review Of Literature 21 Empirical Reviewmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…The previous studies revealed there is an increase in numbers of peacekeepers enhancing upgrades in mission exceptional which have a considerably large effect on lowering the price of violence in opposition to civilians (Brosig & Sempijja, 2018). The stunning peacekeeping troops and violence as opposed to the excellence of civilian peacekeeping troops is described as the technical and personal capability of a peace operation as accurate as their political statistics to fulfill its mandate regardless of the size of the troops.…”

Section: Research Gapmentioning

confidence: 99%

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Peace Keeping Practices and Security Promotion in Africa: A Case of Rwanda’s Peacekeepers in Darfur

Gatete

Kamande

2021

JARSSH

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The persistence of peacekeeping missions in Africa, sustains the western grasp of Africa as a continent of violence, war and victimization of civilians in terms of security and sometimes the poverty of Africa is also attributed to poor security. Thus, the researcher conducted a study to determine the role of peacekeeping practices in promoting security in Africa with reference to Rwanda’s peacekeepers in Darfur. Descriptive research design was applied to a sample of 194 out of 249 people of target population using Krejcie and Morgan (1970) table, and to select the sample size of respondents the researcher used stratified sampling technique. The research employed interview guides and questionnaires as data collection instruments from 194 respondents whereby 190 of respondents who are troops and staff officers were given questionnaires and 4 experts were interviewed and later data collected were analyzed in SPSS version 21.0 with consideration of Likert scale data analysis procedure. The results have indicated that a total mean was 3.969 which tends towards agree which implies that peacekeeping practices contribute on conflict settlement in Africa with specific consideration of Rwanda’s peacekeepers in Darfur. Lastly, the results of correlation analysis have proven prove a positive and significant relationship between peacekeeping practices and security promotion because all calculated p-values are lesser than 0.01 level of significance; for instance the positive and significant relationship between civilian protection and reduction of violence (p=0.744 and sig=0.00), betweencivilian protection and conflict settlement (p=0.751 and sig=0.00). The regression results of the relationship between civilian protection and reduction of violence (b=0.414 and p=0.00), burden sharing and reduction of violence (b=0.228 and p=0.002), and promotion of human rights and reduction of violence (b=0.203 and p=0.005) proved that peacekeeping practices and reduction of violence in Darfur has a positive and significant relationship. Thus, the researcher has made the recommendation to a number of actors in the field of study such as UN, peacekeepers, governments of peacekeepers and local leaders and civilians in Darfur to be part and parcel of peacekeeping and security promotion process because these require collaboration between those actors. There researcher also recommended that the African should be the first ones to ensure peace and security in Africa because they are the only ones who know their differences.

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Section: Research Gapmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Review Of Literature 21 Empirical Reviewmentioning

confidence: 99%