Bakaki, Zorzeta and Hinkkainen, Kaisa (2016) 'Do child soldiers influence UN Peacekeeping?' International Peacekeeping, 23 (4). pp. 540-567. ISSN 1353-3312
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Abstract
The use of child soldiers in conflicts has received increasing academic attention in recent years. This article examines post-conflict periods to see whether the use of child soldiers mobilizes United Nations peacekeeping operations (UN PKO) in the aftermath of a conflict. Taking into consideration how child soldiers affect conflict and how important their reintegration is to sustainable peace and post-conflict development, we analyse whether the presence of child soldiers in a civil war increases the likelihood of the presence of a PKO. We argue that the UN deems a conflict with child soldiers as a difficult case for conflict resolution, necessitating a response from the international community. This is in line with our empirical results confirming that the use of child soldiers significantly increases the likelihood of peacekeeping.
Item Type: | Article |
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Subjects: | J Political Science > JA Political science (General) |
Divisions: | Faculty of Social Sciences Faculty of Social Sciences > Government, Department of |
SWORD Depositor: | Elements |
Depositing User: | Elements |
Date Deposited: | 30 Aug 2016 08:38 |
Last Modified: | 15 Jan 2022 00:43 |
URI: | http://repository.essex.ac.uk/id/eprint/17484 |
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