This article assesses the utility of the notion of emerging powers in analysing key characteristi... more This article assesses the utility of the notion of emerging powers in analysing key characteristics of Brazil's past and present policy towards peace operations. After decoupling emerging powers analytically from traditional middle powers, it addresses a series of political and behavioural factors specific to South America. Finally, the analysis identifies those elements derived from Brazil's emerging power status and South American identity that are of relevance in shaping the country's attitudes towards peace operations generally, and more specifically its participation in the United Nations Stabilization Mission in Haiti (MINUSTAH). It reaches the conclusion that Brazil has acted as a model emerging power – in typically South American Fashion.
South American states' contributions to peace operations have experienced ra... more South American states' contributions to peace operations have experienced rapid growth over the last decade. While this alone merits the attention of analysts, the growing North–South gap in the norms and practice of these missions places even greater emphasis on the natural intermediary functions these states can perform. Within the context of the UN Stabilization Mission in Haiti, these states have begun to develop a distinctive approach to peacebuilding. After describing the basic historical and political features specific to the ...
This article posits three sets of factors governing the extent and influence of scholars' partici... more This article posits three sets of factors governing the extent and influence of scholars' participation in security policy formulation. Derived from diverse theoretical backgrounds including policy science, epistemic communities, ideas and institutions, and the sociology of science, these are policymaker uncertainty; academics' qualities such as specialised knowledge, institutionalised prestige and specific forms of argumentation; and the normative resonance of experts' inputs with policymakers' expectations.
The purpose of this paper is to provide a comparative perspective on the interaction between the ... more The purpose of this paper is to provide a comparative perspective on the interaction between the military and civilian pillars of peacekeeping operations as concerns Latin American troop contributing countries (TCCs). These brief considerations are based on experience in interacting with the Brazilian military—both the Army and the Navy (Marine Corps)—and interviews conducted at the peacekeeping training centres founded by the military establishments of Chile and Uruguay.
Germany has gone from being a non-participant in humanitarian interventions until 1992 to having ... more Germany has gone from being a non-participant in humanitarian interventions until 1992 to having 10 000 men deployed in various peacekeeping missions in late 2006. German policy has throughout this period remained driven by the same underlying principle: to incorporate the ...
... Kenkel, KM , 2009-07-22 "The Responsibility to Protect: An Adequate Policy Paradigm fo... more ... Kenkel, KM , 2009-07-22 "The Responsibility to Protect: An Adequate Policy Paradigm for a More Active Brazil?" Paper presented at the annual meeting of the ISA - ABRI JOINT INTERNATIONAL MEETING, Pontifical Catholic University, Rio de Janeiro Campus (PUC-Rio), ...
This article assesses the utility of the notion of emerging powers in analysing key characteristi... more This article assesses the utility of the notion of emerging powers in analysing key characteristics of Brazil's past and present policy towards peace operations. After decoupling emerging powers analytically from traditional middle powers, it addresses a series of political and behavioural factors specific to South America. Finally, the analysis identifies those elements derived from Brazil's emerging power status and South American identity that are of relevance in shaping the country's attitudes towards peace operations generally, and more specifically its participation in the United Nations Stabilization Mission in Haiti (MINUSTAH). It reaches the conclusion that Brazil has acted as a model emerging power – in typically South American Fashion.
South American states' contributions to peace operations have experienced ra... more South American states' contributions to peace operations have experienced rapid growth over the last decade. While this alone merits the attention of analysts, the growing North–South gap in the norms and practice of these missions places even greater emphasis on the natural intermediary functions these states can perform. Within the context of the UN Stabilization Mission in Haiti, these states have begun to develop a distinctive approach to peacebuilding. After describing the basic historical and political features specific to the ...
This article posits three sets of factors governing the extent and influence of scholars' partici... more This article posits three sets of factors governing the extent and influence of scholars' participation in security policy formulation. Derived from diverse theoretical backgrounds including policy science, epistemic communities, ideas and institutions, and the sociology of science, these are policymaker uncertainty; academics' qualities such as specialised knowledge, institutionalised prestige and specific forms of argumentation; and the normative resonance of experts' inputs with policymakers' expectations.
The purpose of this paper is to provide a comparative perspective on the interaction between the ... more The purpose of this paper is to provide a comparative perspective on the interaction between the military and civilian pillars of peacekeeping operations as concerns Latin American troop contributing countries (TCCs). These brief considerations are based on experience in interacting with the Brazilian military—both the Army and the Navy (Marine Corps)—and interviews conducted at the peacekeeping training centres founded by the military establishments of Chile and Uruguay.
Germany has gone from being a non-participant in humanitarian interventions until 1992 to having ... more Germany has gone from being a non-participant in humanitarian interventions until 1992 to having 10 000 men deployed in various peacekeeping missions in late 2006. German policy has throughout this period remained driven by the same underlying principle: to incorporate the ...
... Kenkel, KM , 2009-07-22 "The Responsibility to Protect: An Adequate Policy Paradigm fo... more ... Kenkel, KM , 2009-07-22 "The Responsibility to Protect: An Adequate Policy Paradigm for a More Active Brazil?" Paper presented at the annual meeting of the ISA - ABRI JOINT INTERNATIONAL MEETING, Pontifical Catholic University, Rio de Janeiro Campus (PUC-Rio), ...
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