Título:	Legitimacy of using force to keep peace : implications of the blue helmets' perceptions for the success of robust peacekeeping operations
Autor(es):	Goulart, Fernando Rodrigues
Orientador(es):	Rocha, Antônio Jorge Ramalho da
Assunto:	Operações de manutenção da paz (OMP) Uso da força Legitimidade Organização das Nações Unidas (ONU)
Data de publicação:	6-Nov-2023
Data de defesa:	8-Nov-2022
Referência:	GOULART, Fernando Rodrigues. Legitimacy of using force to keep peace: implications of the blue helmets' perceptions for the success of robust peacekeeping operations. 2022. 248 f. Tese (Doutorado em Relações Internacionais) — Universidade de Brasília, Brasília, 2022.
Abstract:	Since the United Nations Security Council started, in the late 90s, authorising peacekeeping operations (PKOs) to use "all necessary means" to accomplish their mandates, the legitimacy of using force to keep peace has become a critical issue. Concurrently, some military units have been performing poorly in these so-called "robust" PKOs, mainly when the tasks imply confronting armed spoilers. Such failures compromise peacekeeping effectiveness and constitute a serious problem for the United Nations (UN). Albeit there are indications that, in several cases, the below-average performances are linked to motivational deficiencies, the overall circumstances of this phenomenon remain scantily understood. Against this backdrop, the present thesis demonstrates how the UN mission legitimacy of using force motivates the blue helmets and consequently contributes to the performance of peacekeeping units in risky tasks. The research comprised an in-depth theoretical and empirical examination of the relationship between the legitimacy to use force to keep peace, the soldiers’ individual motivations and military performance in UN robust PKOs. Initially, the dissertation analyses the aspects that grant the UN the legitimacy to use force to keep peace and operationalises the definition of such a concept. Then, it ascertains the relevance of military tasks for the success of robust PKOs, discusses the impacts of military units' underperformance on the efficiency of UN military components, and considers the need to fight in robust PKOs in light of combat motivation theories. Following, the central argument is verified theoretically and through evidence from a qualitative case study. Ultimately, the thesis underscores that individual legitimacy perceptions are relevant to enhancing military units' performances and, by extension, improving peacekeeping missions’ prospects of success.
Unidade Acadêmica:	Instituto de Relações Internacionais (IREL)
Informações adicionais:	Tese (doutorado) — Universidade de Brasília, Instituto de Relações Internacionais, Programa de Pós-Graduação em Relações Internacionais, 2022.
Programa de pós-graduação:	Programa de Pós-Graduação em Relações Internacionais
Aparece nas coleções:	Teses, dissertações e produtos pós-doutorado

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