Force Structure and Local Peacekeeping Effectiveness: Micro-Level Evidence on UN Troop Composition.
In recent years, researchers have shifted their focus to studying the effects of peacekeeping in a geographically disaggregated manner. One of the factors that is yet to be fully examined is the variation among peacekeeping troops at the local level and its impact on peacekeeping effectiveness. Spec...
| Publicado en: | International Studies Quarterly Vol. 66; no. 4; pp. 1 - 18 |
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Oxford University Press / USA
Dec2022
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