Reliable Contributors? Leadership Turnover, Regime Type, and Commitments to Peacekeeping

IF 1.7 2区社会学 Q2 INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS

Foreign Policy Analysis Pub Date : 2023-11-03 DOI:10.1093/fpa/orad030

Jared Oestman, Timothy J A Passmore

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Abstract

Abstract While studies have investigated why states contribute personnel to peacekeeping operations, little consideration has been given to how domestic political factors influence state contributions. We argue that changes in executive power that involve a shift in the domestic source of leadership support cause fluctuations in troop deployments, leading to inconsistent contribution behavior. However, we argue that this effect is attenuated in more democratic states since greater overlaps in the preferences of domestic groups are present and political institutions exist to constrain major policy shifts. Analysis of state troop commitments to UN peacekeeping from 1991 to 2018 supports this argument. This research highlights the often overlooked role of domestic policy processes in peacekeeping contributions while moving beyond considering why some states contribute relatively more personnel to address variation within countries. The findings indicate that while democracies typically contribute fewer peacekeepers, they tend to be more consistent contributors in the face of leadership turnover.

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可靠的贡献者?领导层更替、政权类型和维持和平承诺

虽然有研究调查了国家为何向维和行动派遣人员，但很少考虑国内政治因素如何影响国家的贡献。我们认为，行政权力的变化涉及国内领导支持来源的转变，导致部队部署的波动，导致不一致的贡献行为。然而，我们认为这种影响在更民主的国家减弱，因为国内群体的偏好存在更大的重叠，并且存在限制重大政策转变的政治制度。对1991年至2018年各国维和部队承诺的分析支持这一观点。这项研究强调了国内政策进程在维和贡献中经常被忽视的作用，同时超越了考虑为什么一些国家贡献了相对较多的人员来解决国家内部的差异。调查结果表明，虽然民主国家通常提供的维和人员较少，但在面临领导层更替时，它们往往会更稳定地提供维和人员。

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Foreign Policy Analysis INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS-

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3.60

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9.10%

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