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Author Newby, Vanessa F., author

Title Peacekeeping in South Lebanon : credibility and local cooperation / Vanessa F. Newby
Edition First edition
Published Syracuse, New York : Syracuse University Press, 2018
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Description 1 online resource (xiii, 221 pages) : illustrations, maps
Series Syracuse studies on peace and conflict resolution
Syracuse studies on peace and conflict resolution
Contents List of Illustrations -- Preface -- Abbreviations -- Introduction -- 1. The Role of credibility in peacekeeping -- 2. The UNIFIL mission in context -- 3. Credibility in interstate conflict -- 4. Credibility with national institutions -- 5. Credibility through aid -- Conclusion -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index
Summary Although the concept of credibility has been identified by the United Nations as a significant factor in successful peacekeeping operations, its role has largely been ignored in the literature on peacekeeping at the local level. In this book, Newby provides the first detailed examination of credibility's essential place in peacekeeping. With empirically rich analysis, Newby explores the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) and its navigation of political tensions in one of the world's geopolitical flashpoints, a place where the mission's work is constrained by weak local legitimacy born of a complex political situation. Identifying four types of credibility--technical, material, security, and responsiveness--Newby traces the ways in which building credibility served UNIFIL and has enabled the mission to exercise its mandate despite significant challenges on the ground. Peacekeeping in South Lebanon unpacks the day-to-day business of running a peace mission and argues that credibility should be regarded as an independent construct when considering how a peacekeeping operation functions and survives
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index
Notes Print version record; online resource viewed February 25, 2021
Subject UNIFIL.
United Nations -- Peacekeeping forces -- Lebanon
UNIFIL
United Nations
LAW -- International.
POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Peace.
Peacekeeping forces
Lebanon
Form Electronic book
ISBN 9780815654377
0815654375