ABSTRACT
This conclusion presents an overview of key concepts covered in the preceding chapters of this book. The book presents a research puzzle, arguing that despite the increasing centrality of police in contemporary UN peace operations, attempts to understand their effectiveness have evaded dedicated and systematic research in academia and confounded practical steps in the field. It examines how Monitoring and evaluation (M&E) as a means of assessing the impact of mission activity can contribute to making UN peace operations more effective, particularly in the area of UN policing. It focuses on the case that the changes sought by UN police (UNPOL) are the result of intricate interdependencies and hence occur in complex systems. It also examines the primary field research in the UN peace operation in Liberia served to test the framework's relevance and comparative advantages over existing approaches.
