This book explains why successful international peacebuilding depends on the unorthodox actions of country-based staff, whose deviations from approved procedure

Why do international peacebuilding organizations sometimes succeed and sometimes fail, even within the same country? Bridging the gaps between the peacekeeping,

Identifies the major weaknesses in the current United Nations system and proposes fundamental reforms to address each. This title is also available as Open Acce

This is the second volume to commemorate the 90th birthday of the distinguished scholar Chadwick F. Alger to honor his lifetime achievement in international rel

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