EU Peacebuilding Missions

Kieran Doyle is Lecturer in the Department of International Development and Assistant Director of the Edward M Kennedy Institute for Conflict Intervention, Maynooth University, Republic of Ireland. He is Irish representative on the Academic Board of the European Security and Defence College (ESDC) based in the European External Action Service, Brussels, and has represented Ireland on the Academic Think Tank of the Organisation of Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE).

• 1. CSDP and alignment with supranational goals of the Union.- 2. Where the EU has fitted in on the ground (integrated approach).- 3. Getting under the Skin.- 4. Transformational Leadership, Soft Power, Building Trust and understanding the root causes of conflict for a sustaining peace.- 5. Conclusion – Connecting the Head with the Heart and Feet.

“EU Peacebuilding Missions looks to the past, present, and future of the civilian CSDP peacebuilding missions, carefully tracking continuity and change. In doing so, Doyle provides a holistic picture of the EU’s peacebuilding project and provides thoughtful policy recommendations that make the book valuable to researchers and practitioners alike.” (Thom Vigor, International Peacekeeping, September 18, 2024)