Ethics of Leadership in Peace-Ethics of Leadership in Peace-BuildingBuilding

Jean-Marc CoicaudJean-Marc Coicaud

Amman, JordanAmman, Jordan

4th November 20004th November 2000

OverviewOverview

Ethical dimension of leadershipEthical dimension of leadership Contemporary international Contemporary international

contextcontext Future directions for ethics in Future directions for ethics in

peace-buildingpeace-building

Ethics of LeadershipEthics of Leadership

Leadership and imagination of Leadership and imagination of possibilitiespossibilities

Leadership and meaningLeadership and meaning Responsibilities of LeadershipResponsibilities of Leadership

Imagination of PossibilitiesImagination of Possibilities

See beyond the present situationSee beyond the present situation Faculty of deliberationFaculty of deliberation

– perceiving potential realitiesperceiving potential realities Faculty of visionFaculty of vision

– alternatives that “could” and “should” alternatives that “could” and “should” bebe

Leadership and MeaningLeadership and Meaning

CompatibilityCompatibility identify with aspirations of followersidentify with aspirations of followers

FeasibilityFeasibility convince followers it’s possibleconvince followers it’s possible

Cost-effectivenessCost-effectiveness potential gainspotential gains

ImprovementImprovement is change worth it?is change worth it?

Rightness of approachRightness of approach

Leadership and Leadership and ResponsibilityResponsibility

Ambition for the greater goodAmbition for the greater good Sense of service and public ruleSense of service and public rule Duty towards communityDuty towards community Inspiration and emotional Inspiration and emotional

connectionconnection

International Ethics International Ethics

Peace-building in the 1990Peace-building in the 1990 limits of institutionslimits of institutions limits of international democratic culturelimits of international democratic culture

International normsInternational norms compatibility/competition compatibility/competition dependence on Western implementationdependence on Western implementation

““We versus them” divideWe versus them” divide international responsibility & national international responsibility & national

interestsinterests

Paradox of ethics in peace-Paradox of ethics in peace-buildingbuilding

International solidarity vs. International solidarity vs. preventing casualties of national preventing casualties of national and UN personneland UN personnel

Human rights vs. national Human rights vs. national sovereigntysovereignty

Need for conservatism vs. Need for conservatism vs. progressivism in evaluation of progressivism in evaluation of crisescrises

Future of the ethics of Future of the ethics of leadership and peace-leadership and peace-

buildingbuilding

Weighing between careful and Weighing between careful and activist coursesactivist courses

Future face of international law Future face of international law and international systemand international system

Competition between national and Competition between national and international interestsinternational interests

ConclusionConclusion

Are democratic dilemmas the basis Are democratic dilemmas the basis for the future?for the future?

Is there an emerging and nascent Is there an emerging and nascent international culture?international culture?

What is the effect of plurality of What is the effect of plurality of motivations, imperatives, and motivations, imperatives, and identities on institutional identities on institutional objectives and actions?objectives and actions?