Building peace through the nexus between security, democracy and development: a critical assessment of the United Nations mission in Liberia

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Matheus de Abreu Costa Souza, Cristiano Mendes
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Abstract

The United Nations (UN) peacebuilding strategy often establish a nexus between security, democracy and development. Therefore, it argues that sustainable peace could be achieved whenever institutional reforms towards democratization and economic development takes place. Thus, we intend to identify whether the strengthening of state institutions in the aforementioned sectors contributes to tackling the root causes of intrastate warfare. Methodologically, this paper consists of a case study of the United Nations Mission in Liberia (2003-2018). To evaluate the effectiveness of the peacebuilding policies deployed in Liberia, we have gathered empirical data to identify advantages and flaws in the UN approach. Our findings evidence that although policies regarding the nexus between security, democracy and development have addressed some crucial post-conflict issues, reforms in these areas were inadequate to fragment local elites, to avoid uneven economic development and to ensure horizontal welfare for Liberians.
通过安全、民主和发展之间的联系建立和平:对联合国利比里亚特派团的重要评价
联合国的建设和平战略经常在安全、民主和发展之间建立联系。因此,它认为,只要对民主化和经济发展进行体制改革,就可以实现可持续和平。因此,我们打算确定加强上述部门的国家机构是否有助于解决州内战争的根本原因。从方法上讲,本文包括对联合国利比里亚特派团(2003-2018)的个案研究。为了评估在利比里亚部署的建设和平政策的有效性,我们收集了经验数据,以确定联合国方法的优势和缺陷。我们的调查结果表明,尽管有关安全、民主和发展之间关系的政策解决了一些关键的冲突后问题,但这些领域的改革不足以分散当地精英,避免经济发展不均衡,并确保利比里亚人的横向福利。
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Revista de Paz y Conflictos
Revista de Paz y Conflictos POLITICAL SCIENCE-
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