Do international institutions really contribute to building a lasting peace? As diplomats, practitioners with these institutions, and experts on their processes, the authors underline the strengths and weaknesses that international actors have created and won’t abandon.
Table of Content
Introduction: Who Makes the Peacemaking Institutions?; G.Devin PART I: CONTROLLING NEGATIVE PEACE What Remains of Collective Security?; A.Dejammet The Fight against Chemical and Biological Weapons: The Role and Performance of Competent Institutions; H.Léval Preventing Nuclear Proliferation: The Role of the IAEA; A.Behar Mediation by Intergovernmental Organizations; C.Tenenbaum PART II: PROMOTING POSITIVE PEACE The United Nations Peacebuilding Commission: An Initial Assessment; R.Azar Human Security and UNHCR; L.Aubin Liberal Peace and Assistance in Central Asia; S.Tadjbakhah Reducing Poverty and Inequality? What is the Purpose of UNDP?; J.M.Bellot & J.M.Châtaigner Punishment, Dissuasion, Reparation: The Scope of International Criminal Justice; A.Bernard & K.Bonneau Conclusion: Peace between Multilateralism and Power; B.Badie
About the author
GUILLAUME DEVIN Professor of Political Science at Sciences PO, Paris, France.