Bakaki, Z orcid.org/0000-0002-7552-0882 and Hinkkainen, KH (2016) Do Child Soldiers Influence UN Peacekeeping? International Peacekeeping, 23 (4). pp. 540-567. ISSN 1353-3312
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.
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Item Type: | Article |
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Copyright, Publisher and Additional Information: | © 2016 Informa UK Limited, trading as Taylor & Francis Group. This is an Accepted Manuscript of an article published by Taylor & Francis in International Peacekeeping on 26th April 2016, available online: http://www.tandfonline.com/10.0.4.56/13533312.2016.1173512. |
Keywords: | Child soldiers, United Nations peacekeeping, Civil war |
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Institution: | The University of Leeds |
Academic Units: | The University of Leeds > Faculty of Education, Social Sciences and Law (Leeds) > School of Politics & International Studies (POLIS) (Leeds) |
Depositing User: | Symplectic Publications |
Date Deposited: | 17 Aug 2017 09:16 |
Last Modified: | 13 Jun 2022 13:23 |
Status: | Published |
Publisher: | Taylor & Francis |
Identification Number: | 10.1080/13533312.2016.1173512 |
Open Archives Initiative ID (OAI ID): | oai:eprints.whiterose.ac.uk:120215 |