The current challenges and potential future of peacekeeping in an increasingly complex world
take center stage in this far-reaching collection.Contributors advance a nuanced picture of
post-conflict environments across different areas of the globe while considering possible
deployments of peacekeeping traditional military and UN forces in semi-autonomous
complementary roles. Longstanding debate topics such as the need for a standing UN army and the
field implementation of global right-to-protect concepts are discussed as are emerging ideas
in civilian protection atrocity prevention and balancing triage operations with long-term
peacebuilding efforts. Other dispatches chronicle key issues and concerns regarding
peacekeeping operations in Brazil China and diverse regions of Africa.Included in the
coverage:Protecting strangers: reflections on a cosmopolitan peacekeeping capacity. Towards a
standing UN force for peacekeeping.Challenges posed by intervention brigades and other coercive
measures in support of the protection of civilians.Addressing the criminal accountability of
peacekeepers.The evolution of China's role in peacekeeping and atrocity crime
prevention.Businesses and investors as stakeholders in atrocity crime prevention.Multiple
viewpoints a global scope and real-world clarity make Perspectives on Peacekeeping and
Atrocity Prevention an invaluable resource to advance the work of humanitarians criminologists
and students of and professionals in international relations.This collection of articles
effectively points to the challenges complexities and sensitivities of preventing and halting
mass atrocity crimes in part through the use of UN peacekeeping operations. The volume also
inspires further efforts including the integration of new and younger stakeholders to
mitigate massive human rights crimes and fully implement the Responsibility to Protect.Dr.
György TatárChair Budapest Centre for the International Prevention of Genocide and Mass
AtrocitiesIn a refreshing and engaging manner this edited volume represents a much-needed
contribution to the debate on how best to address current security threats given the
limitations and the possibilities of peacekeeping and atrocity prevention. A compelling feature
of the book is its exploration of often-neglected stakeholder perspectives alongside first-hand
knowledge of the UN system and astute academic observations of key peacekeeping concepts
mandates and practices. Each chapter's concluding recommendations invite scholars and policy
makers to critically interrogate their own beliefs assumptions and preferred solutions for
keeping the peace and preventing mass atrocity violence.Dr. Maria SternProfessor in Peace and
Development Studies School of Global StudiesUniversity of Gothenburg
