Papers presented at a workshop held in Oslo, Norway, December 12-14, 1988, co-sponsored by the Norwegian Institute of International Affairs and the International Peace Academy. Reflections by the chairman / Brian E. Urquhart -- Rethinking peacekeeping / Augustus Richard Norton and Thomas G. Weiss -- Peacekeeping in the international political context : historical analysis and future directions / Henry Wiseman -- UN peacekeeping : expectations, limitations and results : forty years of mixed experience / Kjell Skjelsbaek -- Peacekeeping and peacemaking : the need for patience / Gunther G. Greindl -- The management of UN peacekeeping / James O.C. Jonah -- The financing of UN peacekeeping operations : the need for a sound financial basis / Susan R. Mills -- Support and limitations : peacekeeping from the point of view of troop-contributors / Johan Jorgen Holst -- Peacekeeping and the parties / Alan M. James. Peacekeepers and local populations : some comments on UNIFIL / Marianne Heiberg -- The future of peacekeeping / Indar Jit Rikhye.

Papers presented at a workshop held in Oslo, Norway, December 12-14, 1988, co-sponsored by the Norwegian Institute of International Affairs and the International Peace Academy.

Peacekeepers and local populations : some comments on UNIFIL / Marianne Heiberg -- The future of peacekeeping / Indar Jit Rikhye.