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Book SynopsisWhy do warring parties turn to United Nations peacekeeping and peacemaking even when they think it will fail? This book asks why peacekeeping survived its early catastrophes and how this survival should make us reconsider how peacekeeping works. It will also appeal to readers interested in the Rwandan and Guatemalan civil wars and genocides.
Trade Review'Peace negotiations do not happen in a vacuum. Instead, elite combatants constantly adjust their strategies based on what they see the United Nations doing elsewhere. Dayal's analysis of peace processes is as novel and original as it is rigorous and convincing, and it carries crucial policy implications for today's peacekeeping missions.' Séverine Autesserre, author of Peaceland and The Frontlines of Peace
'Dayal presents a thought-provoking re-evaluation of the credible commitment theory from a fresh viewpoint. Her work is relevant not only for scholars and policymakers interested in UN peacekeeping, but also for those who are studying peace processes in Rwanda and Guatemala.' Barış Arı, International Peacekeeping
Table of ContentsIntroduction; 1. The social context of international peacekeeping and the alternative benefits of bargaining; 2. Methods and case selection; 3. The Arusha negotiations, 1990-1994: Unamir in the shadow of Somalia; 4. Guatemala, 1989-1996: Minigua in light of El Salvador; Conclusion; Bibliography; Index.
