Being Peacekept? The Implicit Assumptions that Hamper the Protection of Civilians

Written by

Research Professor, Head of the Research group on security and defense, Head of NUPI's Research Centere on New Technology

Ed.

Summary:

Protection of Civilians (PoC) has during the last decade evolved to become an important guideline for international actors in post-conflict and conflict affected societies. While much policy literature has been written on how to better implement the PoC framework, less has been written on the conceptual framework of the protection of civilians and how this fits with local contexts, networks and relationships. Drawing on recent research and empirical material from Afghanistan, Somalia, Liberia, Sudan, Uganda and Colombia this policy brief identifies five implicit assumptions underpinning the Protection of Civilians as conceptualized in the Aide Memoire and UN Security Council resolutions. Through these assumptions we analyze how a skewed conceptual platform for protection implementers paradoxically disconnects protection needs.

Published year: 2016
Full version: http://hdl.handle.net/11250/2434903
Publisher: Norsk Utenrikspolitisk Institutt
Page count: 4
Language: Engelsk
Booklet: 42