Research Project
Peace Capacities Network: Peace Operations, Civilian Capacity and Security Sector Reform in a Changing World Order
The Peace Capacities Network is a group of research institutes located in the emerging countries (Brazil, Egypt, India, Indonesia, Russia, South Africa and Turkey) that collectively analyze the growing influence of these countries on the fields of international peacekeeping and peacebuilding.
The aim of the network is to get an insight in these topics from the perspective of these important actors, and to raise greater awareness of and engagement with important themes in contemporary peace operations.
Publications
Please find a list of all publications at the bottom of this website.
Please find external publications here:
Eduarda Passarelli Hamann (2016). A Path Forged Over Time. Brazil and the UN Missions (1947–2015).
Eduarda Passarelli Hamann and Iara Costa Leite (2012). Brazil’s experience in unstable settings. Assessing the participation of Brazilian experts in multilateral missions.
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Participants
New publications
Preparing Civilian Experts to work in Vulnerable Places: Unveiling Brazil’s Potential
Peace Capacities Network Synthesis Report: Rising Powers and Peace Operations
This report presents the research of the Peace Capacities Network into the policies and roles of a select group of so-called ‘rising powers’ in international peace operations and UN peacekeeping reform. The case studies are from Brazil, China, Egypt, India, Indonesia, Norway, Russia, South Africa and Turkey.
Security Sector Reform: A Literature Review
‘Security sector reform’, or SSR, has become a cornerstone of international development, post-conflict peacebuilding and state-building initiatives. The term emerged in the late 1990s in recognition of the changing international security environment and the limitations of peace accords in failing and failed states. Aimed at promoting both effective and legitimate provision of security in countries emerging from conflict or undergoing processes of political transition, SSRrelated activities have growth significantly in scope as well as scale. However, security sector reform remains a contested concept that can have different meanings in different contexts and for different audiences. Various institutions, groups and nations involved in SSR tend to understand the concept on the basis of their own policies, doctrines and practices.1 Experience has also shown that SSR is often conducted in challenging political, socio-economic and security environments. Given the diversity of perceptions and contexts, SSR approaches and implementation vary greatly within the international community. Against that backdrop, this contribution reviews the comprehensive literature on security sector reform. Specifically, it asks: what were the authoritative influences and actors in the development of the SSR concept? What is the current state of theoretical discussion? What challenges and opportunities does adoption of SSR entail? How successfully has the concept been adopted in international peace operations? Are there any particular criticisms of the SSR concept? How might SSR practice be improved?
Indian perspectives on the use of force and the growing robustness of UN peacekeeping
CIVCAP, Emerging Powers and the Global South: Evidence for a New Phase of Engagement
The Civilian Capacities Initiative and Gender-Responsive Peace-building: An Inclusive Approach?
Synthesis Report of the Baseline Study on Civilian Capacity: A CIVCAP Network Joint Research Project