International Intervention in Ethnic Conflict : A Comparison of the European Union and the United Nations

Tannam focuses on the role of bureaucracies when dealing with conflict in two international organisations, the European Union (EU) and the United Nations (UN), providing a unique comparative account of their policy-making procedures. The EU and the UN have become increasingly involved in conflict resolution, yet they are rarely compared systematically. This book focuses on the role of bureaucracies in the European Union (EU) and the United Nations (UN) when dealing with conflict. Tannam's comparative analysis of EU and UN policy-making procedures explores how and why they differ from each other, arguing that the UN Secretariat and the European Commission have autonomy under certain conditions and that reducing explanations of EU and UN policy outcomes to political will, or to the preferences of member states is inaccurate. This unique empirical study, enhanced by interviews with practitioners, will be a valuable resource for scholars of International Relations, Peace Studies and Comparative Politics (site de l'éditeur) Front Matter....Pages i-xii International Intervention, Ethnic Conflict and Theory....Pages 1-19 The EU and UN: Institutional Frameworks and Conflict Resolution....Pages 20-46 The EU, UN and Conflict Resolution: Overview....Pages 47-65 Northern Ireland....Pages 66-85 Cyprus....Pages 86-117 Kosovo and Serbia....Pages 118-149 Conclusion....Pages 150-176 Back Matter....Pages 177-199