Powers and Borders - Global Governance - Flows Flashcards
What are the flows of people?
- Diplomat, ambassadors, head of state
- Observers Monitors, envoys and negotiators
- UN peacekeepers
- UN police
- NGOs
- Refugees
What do diplomat, ambassadors, head of state do?
Meet, negotiate and de-escalate violence
What do observers Monitors, envoys and negotiators do?
Watch for corruption/ oppression, report back and pre-empt violence
What do UN peacekeepers do?
Protect civilians - allow the distribution of aid
What do UN police do?
Strengthen rule of law
What do NGOs do?
Provide assistance on the ground
What role do refugees play?
Ethically alert us to our responsibility to humanity
How many peacekeepers in the world?
96,000
What are the positive effects of peacekeeping?
- Cost effective -> 0.5% of global annual military budget
- Sustain excellent local logistics to ensure food, medicine, refugees are delivered + political strategic solutions
- 22% of civilian peacekeepers are female helping to promote equality
What are the positive effects of special envoys?
- Can raise awareness
What are the positive effects of missions?
- Specific and mandated
- Long term and flexible
What are some of the negative effects of roles in global governance?
- 4000 deaths of Un peacekeepers
- After 70 years still a peacekeeping mission in Indian Pakistan border -> 70,000 deaths
- Envoys and observers and peacekeepers are not always listened to
- Missions can fail when there’s complexity -> underfunding
How many elections were monitored by 2000?
80%
Why are elections monitored?
To ensure registration and voting are fair -> public trust is built
What is the allocation of peacekeepers like?
- Allocated since 1949
- Can be police, civilians (ICT specialists), negotiators, medical professionals
- Patchy track record if no peace to keep