The John Holmes Memorial Lecture: Representing the United Nations—Individual Actors, International Agency, and Leadership

Fröhlich, Manuel

doi:10.1163/19426720-02002001

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“…However, the process of their appointment is different because it is assisted by the Standing Police Capacity, a small cell of police experts that can supply Police Commissioners and other senior staff to new missions on a temporary basis. Also, member states face costs associated with supplying Police Commissioners: roles, although the contribution of SRSGs is better researched (Johnstone 2003;Karlsrud 2013;Fröhlich 2014;Karlsrud 2016), as compared to that of FCs. 7 In most Cold War peacekeeping operations, the FC served as the head of mission, reflecting their military composition and orientation.…”

Section: Leadership and Nationality In Un Peacekeepingmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…There is no available dataset of civilian and military leaders of peacekeeping operations; the UN does not provide one. To the best of our knowledge, there has been only one qualitative attempt to collect information on SRSGs (Fröhlich 2014). However, this contribution is about the nature of SRSGs' work (many SRSGs are thematic positions, like SRSG on Sexual Violence in Conflict, and do not serve as heads of peacekeeping missions), how the SRSG' role has developed over time, and how individual action translates into international agency.…”

Section: Dependent Variablementioning

confidence: 99%

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Leadership Selection in United Nations Peacekeeping

Oksamytna

Bove

Lundgren

2020

International Studies Quarterly

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States covet leadership and staff positions in international organizations. The posts of civilian leaders and force commanders of United Nations (UN) peacekeeping operations are attractive to member states. In selecting peacekeeping leaders, the UN Secretariat balances three considerations: satisfying powerful member states by appointing their nationals; recognizing member states’ contribution to the work of the organization; and ensuring that leaders have the necessary skill set. We investigate appointments of more than 200 civilian and military leaders in 24 UN missions, 1990–2017. We find that contributing troops to a specific mission increases the chances of securing a peacekeeping leadership position. Geographic proximity between the leaders’ country and the conflict country is also a favorable factor whose importance has increased over time. Civilian leaders of UN peacekeeping operations tend to hail from institutionally powerful countries, while military commanders come from major, long-standing troop contributing countries. Despite some role that skills play in the appointment process, the UN's dependence on troop contributors, together with its reliance on institutionally powerful states, can be a source of dysfunction if it prevents the organization from selecting effective peacekeeping leaders. This dynamic affects other international organizations that have significant power disparities among members or rely on voluntary contributions.

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Section: Leadership and Nationality In Un Peacekeepingmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Dependent Variablementioning

confidence: 99%