FN och EU ? två aktörer inom det konfliktförebyggande området - en studie av FN och EU
s konfliktförebyggande åtgärder i Makedonien
The UNConflict preventionThe EUMacedoniaPolitical and administrative sciencesStatsvetenskapFörvaltningskunskapLaw and Political Science
Conflict prevention is a term which has gained much influence during the last decades. To prevent conflicts from occuring have both humanitarian and economic incentives as the cost for war are much greater than the cost of acting preventive. To act in this matter has been regarded a priority for the United Nations during several years, and the European Union have also expressed a wish of playing a more active part. The essay compares the actions taken by the international organisations in Macedonia, a country which headed toward a violent conflict. The UN acted through the mission UNPREDEP and the EU through the mission of Concordia. These missions will be compared and evaluated in order to examine which conflict preventive methodes and instrument were used. To be able to cover several areas the theories used are social constructivist and theories regarding conflict prevention.After analysing the conflicts one can see the influences and impact that the preventive actions have had in preventing a conflict from escalating in Macedonia.