is more likely to deploy peace operations in conflicts where the warring parties target the civilian population. The … likelihood of a UN peace operation is higher in conflicts with high levels of violence against civilians, but this effect is …

A majority of UN peacekeeping operations deployed to civil wars face violent attacks by rebel groups. To date, the …

peacekeeping missions, no such analyses of state-conducted peacekeeping exist. In this study, a theoretical framework on state …-conducted peacekeeping in civil wars is developed and empirically tested. Not surprisingly, when acting outside international organizations … peacekeeping. When states send peacekeepers they are more likely to choose former colonies, military allies, trade partners, or …

intraparty negotiation. It draws on extensive newly available evidence on back-channel communication in the Irish peace process …

Multidimensional peacekeeping has drawn the United Nations (UN) into state-building, and missions have taken on … inclusive, well-governed societies, multidimensional peacekeeping is more complex and arguably also more contentious than … traditional peacekeeping. Multidimensional peacekeeping affects the balance of power between the government and rebels and …

We explore the supply side of peacekeeping – the determinants of a country’s voluntary contributions to … peacekeeping operations. We focus on troop contribution and examine a large set of operations, from UN-led missions to operations … both the conditions under which third-party actors are more or less likely to intervene in peacekeeping operations and the …

international peacekeeping operations in Africa. Their contributions have become highly valued and even facilitated by major powers …. This article examines why certain African states might contribute more than others to peacekeeping. In particular … foreign policymaking of African states, the economic incentives of peacekeeping, and the importance of African states …

We highlight how efforts to collect systematic data on conflict have helped foster progress in peace and conflict … research. The Journal of Peace Research has played a key role in these developments, and has become a leading outlet for the …

-experiments in the area of peace and conflict research and finishes by identifying some important paths for future research. …