The power of friends
The Regional Assistance Mission to Solomon Islands
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 3916822 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Jeni Whalan (St Antony’s College, University of Oxford, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2010 |
| Volume | 47 |
| Issue | 5 |
| Pages | 627-637 |
| Publication date | 2010-09-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal of Peace Research (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0022-3433 • E-ISSN: 1460-3578 |
| Publisher | SAGE Publications Inc (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1177/0022343310370107 |
| OpenAlex | W2121705180 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 5 |
| References cited | 25 |
This article analyzes the power and legitimacy of the Regional Assistance Mission to Solomon Islands (RAMSI), explaining why local actors chose to comply and cooperate with the operation in its crucial first year. It argues that, to be effective, peace operations require the compliance of local populations, and finds that RAMSI's ability to shape the attitudes, incentives and interests of local actors was determined by the relationship between its three currencies of power: coercion, inducement and legitimacy. Focused on the exercise of power by RAMSI, this article enables much-needed analysis of the local dimensions of peace operations and affords serious consideration to processes of local legitimation. Within the local realm, the case of Solomon Islands provides three important insights on the power and legitimacy of peace operations. First, the design and implementation of RAMSI's communications strategies were central to its ability to exercise coercive and inducive power and, crucially, to legitimize its power relationship with local populations. Second, the manner in which RAMSI exercised authority affected local perceptions about its legitimacy, independent of the operation's outcomes. Third, the quality of treatment people received from RAMSI was influential in their decisions to comply and cooperate with the operation. This suggests that carefully examining the way that peace operations and local people interact can help to identify the determinants of an operation's effectiveness
Coercion (linguistics) · Economics · Incentive · Legitimacy · Legitimation · Political science · Politics · Power (physics) · Public relations · Realm · Sociology · Island Studies and Pacific Affairs · Law · Peacebuilding and International Security · Tourism, Volunteerism, and Development
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The Legitimation of Power
Antipodean Statebuilding
Completing the circle
Legitimacy and Effectiveness in International Administration
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Responding to state failure—the case of Australia and Solomon Islands
Capacity and its Fallacies
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Helpem Fren
Processes of Opinion Change
Collective Legitimization as a Political Function of the United Nations
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| Unique citing works | 5 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,56 |
| Citation span | 2017 - 2026 (10) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 5 |