Approach and Success in the Management of Peacekeeping Operations (PKOs): Application to Two Case Studies, the UNMISS and MONUSCO Missions of the UN

Juan Manuel Alvarez-Espada, José Luis Fuentes-Bargues and Cristina González-Gaya
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Juan Manuel Alvarez-Espada: Escuela Internacional de Doctorado (EIDUNED), C/Bravo Murillo, 38, 28015 Madrid, Spain
José Luis Fuentes-Bargues: PRINS Research Center, Universitat Politècnica de València, Camino de Vera s/n, 46022 Valencia, Spain
Cristina González-Gaya: Construction and Manufacturing Engineering Department, National Distance Education University (UNED), C/Juan del Rosal 12, 28040 Madrid, Spain

Sustainability, 2022, vol. 14, issue 10, 1-15

Abstract: A Peacekeeping Operation (PKO) of the United Nations (UN) is a complex project whose objective is determined by the mandate, and which seeks to eliminate violence, achieve peace, and consolidate the future of society in conflict zones. For a PKO is important to assess the success or failure of the mission because might have implications for the outcomes of future missions. In this paper, it is proposed a methodology that combines two available tools, on the one hand the tool of PMI to determine the most appropriate approach to manage a PKO and on the other hand the NUPI tool, to measure the success of a PKO. The methodology is applied to two studies cases of fourth generation PKOs, the UNMISS PKO in South Sudan and the MONUSCO mission in the Democratic Republic of Congo. From the results obtained an adaptive approach enjoys a greater guarantee of success than does a predefined approach.

Keywords: project management; complexity; crisis management; peacekeeping operations (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: O13 Q Q0 Q2 Q3 Q5 Q56 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2022
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