The new forms of peace operations
International visions of war and peace
Local geography of UN peace operations
The sphere of political, military, and economic entrepreneurs
Indigenous 'civil societies'
'Local' employees of UN operations
Different interpretations of a peace operation's mandate
Missions' (in)capacity to carry out their mandates
Peacekeepers lost in complex environments
The history of relations with the outside world
Factors of mobilisation against the UN
Ideas of 'legitimacy' and 'impartiality' redefined by local conditions
What local actors expect from the UN
Highly volatile balance of power
Neither 'indifferent' nor 'apathetic' : why local communities protect themselves from the peacekeepers
The limits of imposed 'procedural democracy' in post-war societies
The political non-sense of most economic reconstruction programs
Ambiguities of peacekeepers' role in maintaining 'law and order'
The forgotten dimensions of 'justice' and 'reconciliation' programs.
