POLI104 Week 6 Peacekeeping

Week 6 scholar

Westendorf and Searle (2017)

What did Westendorf and Searle (2017) say

Sexual abuse is commonly committed by UN forces; transactional rape in Haiti, favours in exchange for money and food

Week 6 scholar

Todd Howland (2006)

What did Howland (2006) say

“MINUSTAH is symbolic of much needed UN reforms."; root causes of conflict in peacekeeping are unaddressed (strengthens Autesserre, weakens Dorn); has left Haitians “disillusioned and disappointed” (weakens Dorn)

What is an example of rushed democracy

Angola 1992 civil war

Autesserre states that rushed democracy is a failure of UN intervention. Which scholar(s) repeats this

Cederman et al, 2013

Which other scholar (2025) agrees that the Angolan civil war occurred because of rushed democracy

Yifan Qian

Where is the Life and Peace institute further referenced

Autesserre’s 2021 book the Frontlines of Peace

Which article supports Dorn’s claim that the 2006 mission was successful

King et al (2021); working with local, “target communities”; CVR (community violence reduction); gender mission; broadly considered MINUSTAH a success

What does King et al (2021) say in opposition to Dorn

sexual exploitation (as mentioned by Westerdorf and Searle (2017)), which has damaged UN peacekeepers reputation in Haiti