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Since the end of the Cold War, United Nations peace operations have become an established and prominent feature of world politics. From Liberia to East Timor, the UN now carries out extensive governance-related functions and is a significant political force in Southern states and societies. Here Richard Al-Qaq leads us to a radical new understanding of the UN and its role in international politics. He uncovers the political and socio-economic import of such 'peace' activities for subject societies, and raises important questions about the functioning and dynamics of the global political order. A critical view of the internal process of programmatic reform within the UN is elaborated by detailed studies of the politics of UN peace operations in three seminal cases of the 1990s, in Somalia, Rwanda and Angola. This book is essential for understanding the new role of the UN, especially in Africa, and the politics of so-called humanitarian intervention and peace-building.

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Book category Books in English Society & social sciences Politics & government International relations

• Full title: Managing World Order
• Subtitle: United Nations Peace Operations and the Security Agenda
• Author: Richard Alqaq
• Language: English
• Binding: Hardback
• Number of pages: 272
• EAN: 9781845115807
• ISBN: 1845115805
• ID: 05096291
• Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
• Weight: 457 g
• Dimensions: 216 × 134 × 27 mm
• Date of publishing: 28. February 2009

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