ABSTRACT This paper examines the participation of human rights-abusing countries in UN peacekeeping operations. This seemingly growing occurrence raises questions given the UN’s emphasis in recent decades on protecting the physical integrity of civilians. How extensive are the contributions of human rights-violators in UN peacekeeping operations? And, what explains this phenomenon? I posit that peacekeeping provision serves two important functions for human rights abusers. First, committing large numbers of peacekeeping personnel helps states to whitewash poor domestic human rights records. Second, by contributing to the provision of an underprovided public good, human rights abusers can extort the international community to prevent interference in their domestic activities. Analysis of data from 1991–2011 shows that human rights abusers make substantially greater contributions to peacekeeping operations, even when holding constant variables such as regime type and wealth. These findings have significant implications for the protection of human rights, both in states that host and contribute peacekeepers.

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“粉饰和勒索：为什么滥用人权的国家参加联合国维和行动”

摘要本文研究了侵犯人权国家在联合国维持和平行动中的参与。鉴于联合国近几十年来一直重视保护平民的人身安全，这种看似不断增长的事件引起了人们的质疑。侵犯人权者在联合国维持和平行动中的贡献有多大？而且，什么解释了这种现象？我认为，维持和平规定对侵犯人权者具有两项重要职能。首先，派遣大量维和人员帮助各州粉刷不良的国内人权记录。第二，侵犯人权者可以通过提供不足的公共物品来勒索国际社会，以防止干预他们的家庭活动。对1991年至2011年数据的分析表明，即使在保持政权类型和财富等恒定变量的情况下，侵犯人权者对维持和平行动的贡献也大大增加。这些发现对东道国和维护维和人员的国家的人权保护都具有重要意义。