Marion Laurence is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Political Science at Dalhousie University. Her research interests include IR theory, global security governance, peacekeeping and peacebuilding, and the political sociology of international organizations. Her research has been supported by grants and fellowships from the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada, the International Studies Association, Global Affairs Canada, the Department of National Defence, and the Ontario government.

What does 'impartiality' mean in the context of peace operations? In this superb volume, Marion Laurence breaks new ground by examining impartiality not as a fixed norm, but as an evolving set of practices performed

• List of Tables List of Figures Acknowledgements Acronyms and Abbreviations 1. Introduction 2. Norms and Practices in UN Peace Operations 3. Permission from New York: Top-down Pressures and their Impact in the Field 4. Protection, Peacebuilding, and Change in Sierra Leone 5. Elections and Air Strikes: Practice Change in Côte d'Ivoire 6. Experiments in Practice Change: The Democratic Republic of the Congo 7. Conclusion Appendix: Interpretive Methods for Studying Practice Change References Index

Marion Laurence is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Political Science at Dalhousie University. Her research interests include IR theory, global security governance, peacekeeping and peacebuilding, and the political sociology of international organizations. Her research has been supported by grants and fellowships from the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada, the International Studies Association, Global Affairs Canada, the Department of National Defence, and the Ontario government.

What does 'impartiality' mean in the context of peace operations? In this superb volume, Marion Laurence breaks new ground by examining impartiality not as a fixed norm, but as an evolving set of practices performed

• List of Tables List of Figures Acknowledgements Acronyms and Abbreviations 1. Introduction 2. Norms and Practices in UN Peace Operations 3. Permission from New York: Top-down Pressures and their Impact in the Field 4. Protection, Peacebuilding, and Change in Sierra Leone 5. Elections and Air Strikes: Practice Change in Côte d'Ivoire 6. Experiments in Practice Change: The Democratic Republic of the Congo 7. Conclusion Appendix: Interpretive Methods for Studying Practice Change References Index

Marion Laurence is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Political Science at Dalhousie University. Her research interests include IR theory, global security governance, peacekeeping and peacebuilding, and the political sociology of international organizations. Her research has been supported by grants and fellowships from the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada, the International Studies Association, Global Affairs Canada, the Department of National Defence, and the Ontario government.

What does 'impartiality' mean in the context of peace operations? In this superb volume, Marion Laurence breaks new ground by examining impartiality not as a fixed norm, but as an evolving set of practices performed

• List of Tables List of Figures Acknowledgements Acronyms and Abbreviations 1. Introduction 2. Norms and Practices in UN Peace Operations 3. Permission from New York: Top-down Pressures and their Impact in the Field 4. Protection, Peacebuilding, and Change in Sierra Leone 5. Elections and Air Strikes: Practice Change in Côte d'Ivoire 6. Experiments in Practice Change: The Democratic Republic of the Congo 7. Conclusion Appendix: Interpretive Methods for Studying Practice Change References Index