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Replication data for: United Nations Peacekeeping and Civilian Protection in Civil War
Harvard Dataverse (Africa Rice Center, Bioversity International, CCAFS, CIAT, IFPRI, IRRI and WorldFish)
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Replication data for: United Nations Peacekeeping and Civilian Protection in Civil War
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https://doi.org/10.7910/DVN/6EBCGA
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Shannon, Megan
Hultman, Lisa Kathman, Jacob |
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Harvard Dataverse
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Do United Nations peacekeeping missions protect civilians in civil war? Civilian protection is a primary purpose of UN peacekeeping, yet there is little systematic evidence for whether peacekeeping prevents civilian deaths. We propose that UN peacekeeping can protect civilians if missions are adequately composed of military troops and police in large numbers. Using unique monthly data on the number and type of UN personnel contributed to peacekeeping operations, along with monthly data on civilian deaths from 1991 to 2008 in armed conflicts in Africa, we find that as the UN commits more military and police forces to a peacekeeping mission, fewer civilians are targeted with violence. The effect is substantial - our results show that, on average, the deployment of several thousand troops and several hundred police dramatically reduces civilian killings. We conclude that although the UN is often criticized for its failures, UN peacekeeping is an effective mechanism of civilian protection.
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Social Sciences
Peacekeeping forces United Nations Civilian protection Civil war |
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Megan Shannon
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