ABSTRACT

In their 2018 article, Diehl and Druckman address several hurdles that may hinder the effectiveness of multiple mission peace operations. One of these hurdles is the extent to which two or more missions are compatible. Based on the idea that similar missions have positively reinforcing effects, we propose alternative indicators of the compatibility concept in the context of nine types of UN missions conducted within the same peace operation. We code all missions in each of 70 UN peace operations (1948–2016) on twelve characteristics, such as whether the mission could be considered impartial or biased, whether it allows for an easy or hard exit, and coordination with IOs or the host government. A multidimensional scaling analysis is performed to evaluate the proximity of these missions: missions closer in proximity are regarded as being more compatible than those farther away. The proximity scores are used to develop the three compatibility indicators based on different theoretical logics. We then apply these indicators in some preliminary statistical analyses and also compare two peace operations with different compatibility characteristics to illustrate on-the-ground relevance of the indicators. Methodological issues concerning validity, next steps in the research, and policy implications are discussed.

摘要

在他们 2018 年的文章中，Diehl 和 Druckman 解决了可能阻碍多任务和平行动有效性的几个障碍。这些障碍之一是两个或多个任务的兼容程度。基于类似任务具有积极强化作用的观点，我们在同一和平行动中执行的九类联合国任务的背景下提出了兼容性概念的替代指标。我们根据十二个特征对 70 项联合国和平行动（1948-2016 年）中的所有任务进行编码，例如任务是否可以被视为公正或有偏见，是否允许轻松或硬退出，以及与 IO 或东道国政府的协调. 执行多维尺度分析以评估这些任务的接近程度：距离较近的任务被认为比距离较远的任务更兼容。邻近度分数用于根据不同的理论逻辑开发三个兼容性指标。然后，我们将这些指标应用于一些初步的统计分析，并比较具有不同兼容性特征的两项和平行动，以说明指标的实际相关性。讨论了有关有效性、研究的下一步和政策影响的方法问题。然后，我们将这些指标应用于一些初步的统计分析，并比较具有不同兼容性特征的两项和平行动，以说明指标的实际相关性。讨论了有关有效性、研究的下一步和政策影响的方法问题。然后，我们将这些指标应用于一些初步的统计分析，并比较具有不同兼容性特征的两项和平行动，以说明指标的实际相关性。讨论了有关有效性、研究的下一步和政策影响的方法问题。