• DOI:10.1086/700203
Corpus ID: 13894244

Evaluating the Conflict-Reducing Effect of UN Peacekeeping Operations

@article{Hegre2019EvaluatingTC,
  title={Evaluating the Conflict-Reducing Effect of UN Peacekeeping Operations},
  author={H{\aa}vard Hegre and L. Hultman and H. Nyg{\aa}rd},
  journal={The Journal of Politics},
  year={2019},
  volume={81},
  pages={215 - 232}
}

Håvard Hegre, L. Hultman, H. Nygård

Published 2019

Political Science

The Journal of Politics

Several studies show a beneficial effect of peacekeeping operations (PKOs). However, by looking at individual effect pathways (intensity, duration, recurrence, diffusion) in isolation, they underestimate the peacekeeping impact of PKOs. We propose a novel method of evaluating the combined impact across all pathways based on a statistical model of the efficacy of UN PKOs in preventing the onset, escalation, continuation, and recurrence of internal armed conflict. We run a set of simulations… CONTINUE READING

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