The creation of the United Nations Peacebuilding Commission (PBC) in 2005 was the culmination of a long and contentious process. In this book Rob Jenkins provides a concise introduction that traces the origins and evolution of peacebuilding as a concept, the establishment and functioning of the PBC as an institution, and the complicated relationship between these two processes
Jenkins examines how continued contestation over what exactly peacebuilding is, and how its objectives could most effectively be achieved, influenced the institutional design of the UN's new "peacebuilding architecture." He then analyzes the roles that the organizations which comprise this new architecture have carved out for themselves during their first years in existence. The book argues that the UN's approach to rebuilding war-torn states will continue to be profoundly influenced by persistent political faultlines between member states as well as institutional rivalries within the UN's sprawling bureaucracy
The theory and practice of peacebuilding have assumed increasing importance over the last decade, and this work is essential reading for all students of conflict resolution, peace studies, and international relations
The emergence of The United Nations Peacebuilding Commission (PBC) in 2005 was the culmination of a long and contentious process. In this work Rob Jenkins provides a concise introduction that traces the origins and evolution of peacebuilding as a concept, the creation and functioning of the PBC as an institution, and the complicated relationship between these two processes.
Jenkins discusses how continued contestation over what exactly peacebuilding is, and how its objectives can most effectively be achieved, influenced the institutional design and de facto functioning of the PBC, its structure, mandate and origins. He then moves on to examine the peacebuilding architecture in action and analyses the role that the PBC has carved out for itself, reflecting on the future prospects for the organization.
The theory and practice of peacebuilding has assumed increasing importance over the last decade, and this work is essential reading for all students of conflict resolution, peace studies and international relations.
