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Replication Data for: Boon, Bane, or Business as Usual: Perceptions of the Economic Consequences of Peacekeeping Withdrawal from Liberia

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Title Replication Data for: Boon, Bane, or Business as Usual: Perceptions of the Economic Consequences of Peacekeeping Withdrawal from Liberia
 
Identifier https://doi.org/10.7910/DVN/GSOAOE
 
Creator Interactions, International
 
Publisher Harvard Dataverse
 
Description Existing studies show that the deployment of a peacekeeping operation (PKO) can provide an economic boost to the host state and its population. Some of those studies also suggest that such a boost is unsustainable and that peacekeeping exit may trigger economic downturn within host states. If that is the case, however, do some locals feel the adverse economic effects of PKO exit more than others? In this article, we argue that individuals who come to directly or indirectly depend on economic opportunities that emerge following the deployment of peacekeepers are particularly likely to experience negative economic effects after PKO exit. However, those effects may be partly mitigated through individuals’ economic actions and/or their access to new sources of outside support after the exit of peacekeepers. We test our argument on original data gathered through a large-scale household survey of Monrovia, Liberia, conducted in early 2020. We also draw on qualitative interview data. After noting an overall downturn in Liberia’s economy after 2018 (when the UN Mission in Liberia closed), we find broad support for our claims in the survey data, albeit qualified by nuances in a secondary, disaggregated analysis. We conclude by highlighting implications of our study for the planning and management of peacekeeping withdrawal.
 
Subject Social Sciences
Peacekeeping, Peacekeeping economies, Liberia, United Nations
 
Date 2024-01-23
 
Contributor Interactions, International