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Public Support for UN Missions and Attacks on Peacekeepers: Evidence From the Democratic Republic of the Congo

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  • Giray Burak

    (Department of Political Science, University of Houston, Houston, USA)

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UN peacekeepers are often targeted by rebel groups. The violence they experience hinders the functionality of peacekeeping operations, constituting a major problem for the UN. What conditions make these attacks more likely? How does the local support for UN peacekeeping operations affect the violence against peacekeepers? Using an original data set that includes local trust sentiments towards MONUSCO’s peacekeepers in the Democratic Republic of the Congo from October 2014 to December 2020, this study finds that peacekeepers are attacked more often when they lack local support. In the absence of local support, peacekeepers become vulnerable as they can no longer gather intelligence about rebel activities from the locals and the increased distrust for peacekeepers gives propagandist benefits to rebel groups. This study suggests to the UN that it needs to employ strategies in peacekeeping operations that would legitimize the presence of peacekeepers and cultivate more strengthened civil-military relations.

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  • Giray Burak, 2022. "Public Support for UN Missions and Attacks on Peacekeepers: Evidence From the Democratic Republic of the Congo," Peace Economics, Peace Science, and Public Policy, De Gruyter, vol. 28(4), pages 305-332, December.
    • Handle: RePEc:bpj:pepspp:v:28:y:2022:i:4:p:305-332:n:2
    DOI: 10.1515/peps-2022-0028
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    Keywords

    UN peacekeeping; violence against peacekeepers; local support;
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    JEL classification:

    • C81 - Mathematical and Quantitative Methods - - Data Collection and Data Estimation Methodology; Computer Programs - - - Methodology for Collecting, Estimating, and Organizing Microeconomic Data; Data Access
    • D83 - Microeconomics - - Information, Knowledge, and Uncertainty - - - Search; Learning; Information and Knowledge; Communication; Belief; Unawareness
    • F5 - International Economics - - International Relations, National Security, and International Political Economy

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