[TimorLesteStudies] New article: Gordon Peake- Partnerships and International Policing: The Reach and Limits of Policy Processes

[Bu Wilson]

Gordon Peake (2011): Partnerships and International Policing: The


Reach and Limits of Policy Processes, International Peacekeeping, 18:5, 612-626

 
Abstract 


Although the concept of partnership offers little substantively new to the theory and practice


of peace operations, it provides a useful political frame to advance reform efforts in UN


policing. In the last few years, several improvements have been made in doctrine, training


and increasing the pace of deployment. However, the case of Timor-Leste suggests that


these efforts have not resulted in obvious improvements in the abilities of the UN Police


(UNPOL) to carry out their mandated functions. Solutions offered by the New Horizon


agenda are technical and do not address the political dimensions of the problems encountered


in field missions. In Timor-Leste, the host government is not interested in engaging in


a partnership with UNPOL. Problems with international policing may be so deep, complex


and subject to politics that even substantial process-oriented solutions will not achieve


significant results.
 
 
 

 
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Dr Bu V.E. Wilson
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