International organisations and peace enforcement : the politics of international legitimacy / / Katharina P. Coleman

• Autore: Coleman Katharina Pichler <1975->
• Pubblicazione: Cambridge, UK ; ; New York, : Cambridge University Press, 2007
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (xiii, 360 pages) : digital, PDF file(s)
• Disciplina: 341.584
• Soggetto topico: Peacekeeping forces
• Note generali: Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 05 Oct 2015).
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references (p. 327-348) and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Introduction -- States, international organisations, and legitimacy : a theoretical framework -- Peace enforcement through sub-regional organisations : the Economic Community of West African States and Operation Liberty in Liberia -- Peace enforcement through sub-regional organisations : the Southern African Development Community and Operation Sovereign Legitimacy in the Democratic Republic of Congo -- Peace enforcement through sub-regional organisations : the Southern African Development Community and Operation Boleas in Lesotho -- Peace enforcement through a military alliance : the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation and Operation Allied Force in Kosovo -- Peace enforcement through a global organisation : the United Nations and INTERFET in East Timor -- Conclusion : Epilogue : UN intervention in Lebanon.
• Sommario/riassunto: What distinguishes a peace enforcement operation from an invasion? This question has been asked with particular vehemence since the US intervention in Iraq, but it faces all military operations seeking to impose peace in countries torn by civil war. This book highlights the critical role of international organisations (IOs) as gatekeepers to international legitimacy for modern peace enforcement operations. The author analyses five operations launched through four IOs: the ECOWAS intervention in Liberia, the SADC operations in the Democratic Republic of Congo and Lesotho, the NATO Kosovo campaign and the UN intervention in East Timor. In all these campaigns, lead states sought IO mandates primarily to establish the international legitimacy of their interventions. The evidence suggests that international relations are structured by commonly accepted rules, that both democratic and authoritarian states care about the international legitimacy of their actions, and that IOs have a key function in world politics.
• Titolo autorizzato: International organisations and peace enforcement
• ISBN: 1-107-17978-5; 1-280-91745-8; 9786610917457; 0-511-29064-0; 0-511-32252-6; 0-511-29004-7; 0-511-28878-6; 0-511-49129-8; 0-511-28946-4
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910810209803321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II