Evaluating Peace Operations:

How do we know whether a peace operation has been successful? How is success defined? And, success for whom? Paul Diehl and Daniel Druckman explore the complexities of evaluating peace operation outcomes, providing an original, detailed framework for assessment.

In this second edition of their book, the authors cover new peace operation mandates and provide an updated and greatly expanded set of success indicators. Their new decision template is designed to cover the widest possible range of operations, from traditional peacekeeping, to DDR, to humanitarian assistance, to election supervision, to security sector reform, and more. Addressing both the theoretical and the policy-relevant aspects of evaluation, their work is a foundation not only for the meaningful assessment of peace operations, but also for approaches that can increase the likelihood of positive outcomes.