The Effects of International Peace Missions on Corruption

How Multinational Peace Missions Enable and Constrain Good Governance in Post-Conflict Societies
1. Auflage 2019
ISBN: 978-3-8487-5735-0
Verlag: Nomos

Buch, Englisch, Band 28, 410 Seiten, broschiert, Format (B × H): 153 mm x 227 mm, Gewicht: 590 g

Reihe: Schriften zur Governance-Forschung

International peace missions face a fundamental dilemma between their aims of ending conflict and also fostering good governance. This study presents empirical evidence that more is not better in international peacekeeping: more authority vested in a peace mission yields less effectiveness in curbing corruption.
Its author applies a framework that uses the intrusiveness of international peace missions to study their effects on corruption. Bridging the gap between large-N quantitative studies and single case studies, the study pursues a mixed methods design, employing statistical analyses as well as qualitative case studies of Sierra Leone, Côte D’Ivoire, Kosovo and Croatia. The analysis shows that highly intrusive peace missions are more likely to enable corruption than to constrain it. By contrast, missions with medium levels of intrusiveness are more likely to contribute to better control of corruption by acting as impartial arbitrators and by conditioning external assistance.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Remmert, David

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Militärwesen Friedenssicherung, Krisenintervention
• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Militärwesen Nationale und Internationale Sicherheits- und Verteidigungspolitik