ABSTRACT
Since the end of the Cold War, debates on peacekeeping have been particularly dominated by the question of effectiveness of UN peacekeeping operations in establishing and consolidating peace after conflicts. In other words, it is a question of what kind of peace UN peacekeeping really creates in countries in crisis, and what impact peace-building exercises on the effective economic reconstruction in countries emerging from conflict. The basic economic objectives of UN peacekeeping are indeed to establish peace in countries in conflict and to establish the necessary institutions for their economic reconstruction. But it is also clear that UN peacekeeping manages conflicts based on a Western model of political economy. Through its various activities, peacekeeping imports the model of neo-liberal political economy in all post-conflict situations. This leads some analysts to conclude that UN peacekeeping only represents a tool that serves the interests of Western countries, and that they tend to aggravate the state of international security. Others believe that UN peacekeeping exercises an important role and is a necessary tool for the world politico-economic order. In light of these debates, it is important to determine the role that is actually exercised by UN peacekeeping in peace production and to present some proposals so that this role is effectively carried out.
