Meg Shannon
- Peacekeeping, Policing, and the Rule of Law after Civil WarBy: Megan ShannonAbstract:In recent years, there has been a dramatic shift in what we know about the influence of United Nations (UN) peacekeeping. Informed by the UN accounting of its
- Social power and the politics of reservations and objections in human rights treatiesBy: Cody D Eldredge, Megan ShannonAbstract:States often file reservations to human rights treaties with the goal of reducing their legal commitments under the
- The United Nations after 75: assessing current understandings, charting fruitful research agendasBy: Zuhaib Mahmood, Kyle Beardsley, Christopher Newton, Chhandosi Roy, Jacob D Kathman, Colin Tucker, William G Nomikos, Danielle N Villa, Martin Binder
- Peacekeeping and the protection of civiliansBy: Lisa Hultman, Jacob D Kathman, Megan ShannonAbstract:From the perspective of many policymakers and analysts, the United Nations is a futile organization. Such sentiments are often expressed both within
- Financial contributions to United Nations peacekeeping, 1990–2010: A new datasetBy: Timothy JA Passmore, Megan Shannon, Morgan NadeauAbstract:Despite evidence that United Nations peacekeeping is a cost-effective tool for addressing civil and
- Social pressure in the international human rights regime: Why states withdraw treaty reservationsBy: Christina Boyes, Cody D Eldredge, Megan Shannon, Kelebogile ZvobgoAbstract:States often use reservations to modify their treaty obligations. Prior
- Mandate Complexity and United Nations Peacekeeping ContributionsBy: Lisa Hultman, Jacob D Kathman, Megan ShannonAbstract:ÌýUnited Nations peacekeeping is an important instrument for maintaining international peace, but the mandates that
- Responding to criticism: Autocratic states and treaty reservation withdrawalBy: Kelebogile Zvobgo, Megan Shannon, Cody D EldredgeAbstract:Autocracies, like democracies, use reservations to adjust their treaty commitments. But autocracies receive far
The United Nations is one of the most controversial institutions in the world. One of its primary roles is to organize and execute peacekeeping missions, which are intended to help maintain peace in
Graduate Student in Political ScienceThe Department of Political Science would like to congratulate Ph.D candidate Tim Passmore on his receiving the Horowitz Foundation for Social Policy grant of 2016. Passmore was one of 20 to receive this national