ABSTRACT
This chapter examines the process of the integrated missions concept in the United Nations (UN), focusing particularly on the period from 2003 to 2007. It analyzes the debate around the concept of integrated missions as an example of how norms, principles, and concepts are advanced in international organizations (IOs) and seeks to identify the principal actors of these processes. It's next section, honing in on the role of linked ecologies and the 'revolving doors' phenomenon, provides a more detailed analysis, establishing key features evident also in other norm change processes in the international system. The chapter begins with a brief introduction to what the integrated missions concept is and why it can be studied as an important norm change process. Finally, it concludes that, although the integrated missions process cannot be considered a success, it is a useful case study for better understanding processes of norm change in the international system in general and in UN peacekeeping in particular.
