ABSTRACT
This conclusion presents some closing thoughts on the concepts discussed in this book. The book draws attention to the lines of force that connect UN peacekeeping reforms to the assemblages of security governance that have taken shape since the end of the Cold War. Translated into a governance model, resilience is mirrored in the emphasis on agency found in the models of local ownership that underpin the UN's frameworks for Security Sector Reform (SSR). In parallel with UN's approach to SSR has been its agenda on the protection of civilians. The policy frameworks that are at the heart of this agenda are meant to guide peacekeeping operations when civilians under a Security Council protection mandate are threatened by hostile forces, be they non-state or state-sponsored. At the 'micro' level, the liminal figure of the civilian emerges from the UN's complex assemblage of norms, principles, guidelines, and frameworks compiled in policy documents, directives, operating procedures, field manuals, training documents, and audits.
