Keeping the Peace: UN Peace Operations and their Effectiveness, An Assessment

by Apurba Kumar Bardalai

Overview

The book is about assessing the effectiveness of a traditional UN Peace Operation. The book first goes on to develop a conceptual framework for the evaluation of UN peace operations and apply that to assess the performance of a traditional UN Peace Operation with UNIFIL as a case study. The author relies on empirical data, supported by perceptions and practical experiences of peacekeepers and ‘subject matter experts' at both the operational and tactical levels using a mixed method of qualitative and quantitative analysis. The author proves that UNIFIL can be assessed to be a satisfactorily successful UN Peace Operation. He ends the book with a few major takeaways and offers actionable recommendations to the practitioners of peacekeeping and for future reform of UN peace operations. This book is the first of its kind by a former Indian peacekeeper who holds a PhD from Tilburg University, the Netherland.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9789390095667
Publisher:	Pentagon Press LLP
Publication date:	07/21/2024
Pages:	298
Product dimensions:	6.25(w) x 9.50(h) x (d)

About the Author

Major General (Dr) Apurba Kumar Bardalai is a veteran of the Indian Army and a graduate of the Defence Services Staff College, Wellington (India). During his service in the army, he held various command and staff assignments at different levels including the command of an infantry division.