PADM 5450. International Public and NGO Management

9. Peace and security

17, 19 October 2023

The international public sector provides direct services to people in a number of areas. The most prominent is in the area of peace, security and humanitarian assistance. Here, by providing troops that can reduce conflict or secure public order, by providing basic public services to refugees and displaced persons and by assisting in emergency reconstruction, international organizations - both public and non-governmental - are like governments. However, management of these services takes place in a context that is quite different from those that a national government, or a national NGO, would face. This session explores those differences and the management implications that flow from them. The first, this week, will deal with the muscular peace and security aspects, the second, next week, will deal with humanitarian assistance. They are similar, but different.

Questions covered	Neutrality and openness as key characteristics Provision of services in a context where order is lacking. Problems of swift response in a politically-charged environment Finding the right people for the job Making troop contributions effective
Lecture	Peace and Security lecture
Required readings	Weiss and Wilkinson, Chapter 3 Report of the Panel on United Nations Peace Operations (the Brahimi Report). Try to read all of it. At least read the Executive Summary and the Recommendations sections. This is still the most thorough examination of peacekeeping and serves as the baseline for subsequent evaluations of performance. Special Committee on Peacekeeping Operations, 2022 Session, 11 March 2022. About the United Nations Office on Genocide Prevention and the Responsibiity to Protect
Recommended readings	Mathiason, Chapters 7-8 Barnett and Finnemore, Chapters 4-5 Browse the peacekeeping site of the United Nations Browse the Department of Political and Peacekeeping Affairs (peacemaking and prevention) site
Discussion questions	What is the main shift in emphasis in peace and security operations since the outset of the United Nations? What are the main management issues in peacekeeping?
On-line session recording	17, 19 October 2023, found in course Canvas.

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