The Center for Positive/Empirical Analysis of Political Economy is hosting a workshop by Prof. Robert A. Blair, Brown University, based on his book “Peacekeeping, Policing, and the Rule of Law after Civil War”.
Prof. Blair is an international political scientist who has published outstanding works in the field of UN peacekeeping operations. This workshop has been planned and organized through Professor Han Dorussen (University of Essex), the coordinator of WE-SPICE2021.
Speaker: Robert A. Blair (Assistant Professor of Political Science and International and Public Affairs at Brown University)
Date and time: Dec. 2 (Thu), 9:00-10:30 (JST)
Venue: Online via Zoom
Meeting link to Prof. Blair’s workshop
- Meeting ID: 942 9437 9504
- Passcode: 776294
Language: English
Audience: Open to members of Waseda University and the general public, free admission
Registration: Not required
Contact: Professor Atsushi Tago of the School of Political Science and Economics at [email protected]
Abstract:
The rule of law is indispensable for sustained peace, good governance, and economic growth, especially in countries recovering from civil war. Yet despite its importance, we know surprisingly little about how to restore the rule of law in the wake of conflict. In this book, Robert A. Blair proposes a new theory to explain how the international community can help establish the rule of law in the world’s weakest and most war-torn states, focusing on the crucial but often underappreciated role of the United Nations. Blair tests the theory by drawing on original household surveys in Liberia, highly disaggregated data on UN personnel and activities across Africa, and hundreds of interviews with UN officials, local leaders, citizens, and government and civil society representatives. The book demonstrates that UN intervention can have a deeper, more lasting, and more positive effect on the rule of law than skeptics typically believe. (from Cambridge UP website)