Following the Flag or Following the Charter? Examining the Determinants of UN Involvement in International Crises, 1945-2002

International Studies Quarterly

Volumn 56, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 33-49

  Beardsley, Kyle ^a   Schmidt, Holger ^b  

^a EMORY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CRISIS MANAGEMENT; INTERNATIONAL CONFLICT; PEACEKEEPING; POLITICAL HISTORY; UNITED NATIONS;

EID: 84858690400     PISSN: 00208833     EISSN: 14682478     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-2478.2011.00696.x     Document Type: Article

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