Essays about: "peacekeepers"
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1. The Exploitation by the Blue Helmets : A Qualitative Cross-Case Comparison of the United Nations Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in Central African Republic and the United Nations Mission in Burundi
University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för freds- och konfliktforskningAbstract : UN peacekeeping operations have received a significant amount of backlash during the past decades when allegations of sexual misconduct conducted by its personnel against civilians have unravelled. The purpose of this study is to answer the research question: How does unemployment amongst internally displaced women, within the host state, affect the probability of United Nations peacekeepers perpetrating Transactional Sex against them? The suggested hypothesis yields that a high level of unemployed internally displaced women has a positive effect on peacekeeper-perpetrated transactional sex occurrence. READ MORE
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2. Partners in Peace? : A Quantitative Analysis of Peacekeeping and Civil Society
University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för freds- och konfliktforskningAbstract : Various studies have shown the difficulty for peacekeeping missions to combat conflict-related sexual violence, including the abuse within their own ranks. Both policymakers and academics advocate for the inclusion of civil society in peacekeeping missions claiming that this can aid peacekeepers in this endeavour. READ MORE
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3. The Blue Helmets’ Dark Side : A Quantitative Study of Sexual Exploitation and Abuse in UN Peace Missions
University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för freds- och konfliktforskningAbstract : Protecting human rights is the core mission of the UN, yet peacekeepers commit human rights violations, including sexual violence, during missions. While the literature has focused on qualitative research to assess the factors that make sexual exploitation and abuse occur, few studies have looked at it from a quantitative approach, and none have looked at the effect of the mission mandate. READ MORE
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4. Persistence of sexual exploitation and abuse by United Nations peacekeepers : Finding explanatory power in United Nations rules for peacekeepers behavior that sustain a culture of military masculinity
University essay from Uppsala universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionenAbstract : .... READ MORE
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5. Attempting to Serve with Pride and Dignity: A Discourse Analysis Exploring Swedish Peacekeepers' Pre-Mission Education on Sexual Exploitation and Abuse
University essay from Lunds universitet/Graduate SchoolAbstract : The United Nations peacekeeping operations is a unique global partnership to maintain international peace and security. However, several reports in the last three decades show allegations of peacekeeper soldiers sexually exploiting and abusing the civilians of host nations. READ MORE