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Viva Books Evaluating Peace Operations 2012 Edition by Daniel Druckman, Paul F. Diehl
There has been a great deal written on why peace operations succeed or fail.... But how are those judgments reached? By what criteria is success defined? Success for whom? Paul Diehl and Daniel Druckman explore the complexities of evaluating peace operation outcomes, providing an original, detailed framework for assessment.The authors address both the theoretical and the policy-relevant aspects of evaluation as they cover the full gamut of mission goals-from conflict mitigation, containment, and settlement to the promotion of democracy and human rights. Numerous examples from specific peace operations illustrate their discussion. A seminal contribution, their work is a foundation not only for the meaningful assessment of peace operations, but also for approaches that can increase the likelihood of successful outcomes.ContentsEvaluating Peace OperationsAn Evaluation FrameworkCore Peacekeeping GoalsBeyond Traditional PeacekeepingPostconflict PeacebuildingContext MattersPutting It All Together.About the Authors: Paul F. Diehl, Daniel DruckmanPaul F. Diehl is Henning Larsen Professor of Political Science and University Distinguished Teacher/Scholar at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, where he also serves as director of the Correlates of War Project. His most recent publications include Peace Operations and The Scourge of War: New Extensions of an Old Problem.Daniel Druckman is professor of public and international affairs at George Mason University and Distinguished Scholar at the University of Southern Queensland's Public Memory Research Centre. He is author of Doing Research: Methods of Inquiry for Conflict Analysis, among numerous other publications, and coeditor with Paul Diehl of the five-volume Conflict Resolution.