Non-Western Peacekeeping as a Factor of a Multipolar World: Outlines of Research Program

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This paper describes the contours of a research program on peacekeeping and peacebuilding, representing the interests of Non-Western countries (the world’s majority). The article is based on both individual developments of its expert authors in the theory and practice of peacekeeping, international law and development cooperation, as well as on generalized conclusions of eight international workshops on Non-Western peacekeeping, held by the Department of Theory and History of International Relations of the RUDN University in 2020-2021 with the participation of leading Russian and international experts. Particular attention is paid to the current moment in international peacekeeping associated with the “power transit” (from the United States to China, and more broadly, from the West to the Non-West) and the power vacuum observed in a number of regions. Conclusions are drawn about the crisis of humanitarian intervention and the system of liberal peacekeeping in general. At the same time, the remaining instruments of Western structural power in the field of peacekeeping are examined in detail, covering both personnel representation in the UN and the practice of ‘penholding,’ as well as the discursive hegemony of the “Collective West.” The main directions in the development of Non-Western academic discourse in the field of peacemaking and peacebuilding are explored in the context of building a multipolar world. Special attention is paid to the problems of regional human rights systems in the context of the protection of civilians and post-conflict peacebuilding. The study concludes that Non-Western countries have a significant influence on the formation of international norms in the field of peacekeeping (rule-changers), but so far do not act as norm-setting actors in world politics (rule-makers).

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Yao Adu

RUDN University

Email: adu-ya@rudn.ru
ORCID iD: 0000-0001-8696-0181

PhD (Law), Associate Professor, Department of Theory and History of International Relations

Moscow, Russian Federation

Svetlana Bokeriya

RUDN University

编辑信件的主要联系方式.
Email: bokeria-sa@rudn.ru
ORCID iD: 0000-0002-9052-4363

PhD (Law), Associate Professor, Department of Theory and History of International Relations

Moscow, Russian Federation

Denis Degterev

Institute for African Studies, Russian Academy of Sciences; HSE University; MGIMO University

Email: ddegterev@hse.ru
ORCID iD: 0000-0001-7426-1383

Dr. of Sc. (Political Science), PhD (Economics), Professor; Leading Researcher, Institute for African Studies, Russian Academy of Sciences; Professor, Department of International Relations, HSE University; Professor, World Economy Department, MGIMO University

Moscow, Russian Federation

Alexander Mezyaev

TISBI University of Management

Email: alexmezyaev@gmail.com
ORCID iD: 0000-0002-5318-3029

Dr. of Sc. (Law), Professor, Head, Department of Constitutional and International Law, TISBI University of Management; Editor-in-Chief, Kazan Journal of International Law and International Relations

Kazan, Russian Federation

Pavel Shamarov

Academy of Military Sciences

Email: pvs291189@gmail.com
Dr. of Sc. (Political Science), PhD (Military Sciences), Associate Professor, Professor Moscow, Russian Federation

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