| Robert Rauchhaus is an assistant professor of political science at the University of California, Santa Barbara. His research and teaching interests include international relations theory, security studies, American foreign policy, and conflict management. (...)
For further information about Prof. Rauchhaus, visit his home page at the UCSB Department of Political Science Web site.
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eWorkshop on International Peacekeeping and the Cold War
Questions for Consideration by Dr. Robert Rauchhaus:
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What is peacekeeping?
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Why did peacekeeping develop during the Cold War?
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Is peacekeeping a well thought out approach to managing violent conflict, or is it merely an ad hoc political adaptation?
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Why, and under what conditions, is peacekeeping effective?
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What are the relative strengths and weaknesses of peacekeeping?
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Could UN peacekeeping have prevented the development of an insurgency in Afghanistan and Iraq?
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Will peacekeeping continue to play an important role in the 21st century?
Suggested Readings:
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"Peacekeeping," in Wikipedia: The Free Encyclopedia, (The Wikimedia Foundation, Inc., updated 17 Sep 2004, 20:37 UTC), available from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peacekeeping, accessed 25 September 2004. Read the "History" and "Participation" sections of this article. Note that the text of this article has changed slightly from the printed copy that Dr. Rauchhaus distributed during the August 2004 workshop upon which this site is based. See the Wikipedia FAQs, particular the Overview, Readers', and Schools' and Teachers' FAQ, for some important cautions about using Wikipedia content for scholarly purposes.
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Charter of the United Nations, signed 26 June 1945, "Preamble," "Chapter I," "Chapter VI," "Chapter VII," "Chapter VIII," and "Chapter XIV," available from http://www.un.org/aboutun/charter/, accessed 25 September 2004.
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Statement by UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan before the Special Commemorative Meeting of the General Assembly honoring 50 Years of Peacekeeping, 6 October 1998, available from http://www.un.org/Depts/DPKO/pk5060sg.htm, accessed 25 September 2004.
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"1998 Nobel Peace Prize, UN Peacekeeping Forces, Presentation Speech by Egil Aarvik, Chairman of the Norwegian Nobel Committee," in Tore Frängsmyr and Irwin Abrams, eds., Nobel Lectures, Peace 1981-1990, (Singapore: World Scientific Publishing Co., 1997).
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Thomas G. Weiss, David P. Forsythe, and Roger A. Coate, The United Nations and Changing World Politics, 3rd ed., (Boulder, CO: Westview Press, 2001), 47-64, [Optional: 65-110].
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