The Role of Intergovernmental Autonomy in Engagement with Violent Non State Actors
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2023-07-12
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This research investigates the degree of autonomy intergovernmental organizations enjoy, the causal mechanisms that shape how this autonomy is constituted, and how it influences engagements with violent non-state actors. The research is focused on the Office of the Special Envoy of the Secretary-General for Yemen (OSESGY). Triggered by the apparent temporary success of the 2022 truce in the Yemeni civil war, this research analyzes what aspects of autonomy contributed to engaging effectively and efficiently with a violent non-state actor, exemplified by the case of the Yemeni Houthi movement.
This qualitative analysis follows a single case design, exploring the case of the Yemeni civil war. The focus of this thesis is to explore the dimensions of intergovernmental autonomy before, and during the 2022 Yemeni truce, which the Special Envoy brokered between the Houthi movement, the Yemeni government forces, and the Saudi-led intervention coalition. Utilizing the methodology of process tracing, this thesis uncovers the causal mechanisms that constitute intergovernmental autonomy.
The depoliticization efforts of the intergovernmental organization proved critical for engagement with the Houthi movement. Depoliticization is constituted through the principal-agent relation between the OSESGY and the United Nations Secretary General, creating distance between the politicized policies of member-states and the violent non-state actor. The time sensitivity of regional war and the increased credibility of the intergovernmental organization aided the increase in intergovernmental autonomy, which lead to effective and efficient, albeit temporary successful engagements with the violent non-state actor.
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Faculteit der Managementwetenschappen