New data reveals a stark contrast: UN rule-of-law efforts show weak correlation during active conflict but robust positive effects in post-conflict Africa.
* Original datasets capturing civilian personnel numbers and their assigned tasks.
* Detailed records of actual rule-of-law reform activities across missions.
✅ Timing Matters: Impact is negligible during conflict but significantly positive post-conflict.
✅ Personnel Role: Civilian personnel are more effective than uniformed ones.
✅ Host State Importance: Successful reforms require meaningful host state engagement.
This nuanced understanding provides crucial guidance for designing more effective UN peacekeeping and rule-of-law programs.
| UN Peacekeeping and the Rule of Law was authored by Robert Blair. It was published by Cambridge in APSR in 2021. |
