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research approach - Gender Mainstreaming;
is provided by a - Serious and Transnatio-
detailed Research nal Organized Crime, conside-
Plan which, on a ye- ring the role of the Criminalized
arly basis, outlines Power Structures and the Terrorist
the areas of study Organisations, also in relation to
of leading interest, the Trafficking of Human Beings;
stemming from the - Ethics in Peacekeeping;
Center of Excellen- - Building Integrity;
ce’s experiences - Peacekeeping Leadership.
and vision in light With explicit – yet not limited – re-
of the most recent ference to the latter theme, taking
issues addressed into account the September 2018
by the Internatio- UN Security Council Resolution
nal Community. 2436 (2018), this year’s research
As for the year 2020 programme also intends to ignite
– recognising in the the debate on the “Peacekeeping
main the considera- Performance”, mainly under all
tions included in the the Police perspective’s variations,
UN “2030 Agenda as a logical following step to the
for Sustainable De- on-going discussions on “Peaceke-
velopment” as an eping Training” at all levels, in whi-
overarching fra- ch CoESPU is still actively involved.
mework for the fu- In conclusion, the beginning of
ture analysis, focu- this new decade represents the
sing in particular on starting point of a long-term path
the goals related to towards a more effective peaceke-
peace, justice and eping, in order to achieve long-la-
strong institutions, sting solutions for a sustainable
as well as gene- peace, which requires the active
rally connected to participation of all the possible
the environmen- actors involved, including CoE-
tal protection and SPU and its partners through their
Ultimately, the research outco- gender parity – the theoretical and practical contribu-
mes are intended to contribute identified areas of research are: tion to the Stability Policing field.
to enhancing the current Police - Stability Policing, with
Peacekeeping doctrine and re- particular regard to the Formed
lated best practices, to be even- Police Units and similar robust
tually integrated in the relevant Police assets, Community-orien-
training architecture. On the in- ted Policing, Intelligence-led Po-
ternational stage, this endeavour licing, Comprehensive Protection
has materialized through the on- of Civilians, Police Prevention
going, direct involvement of va- Activities in Peace Operations,
rious CoESPU’s Subject Matter Cultural Heritage Protection
Experts in the different UN initia- and Environmental Protection;
tives for both doctrinal and trai- - Police Capacity Buil-
ning curriculum development. ding, mainly expressed in the
Against this background, the stra- sub-sectors of Monitoring, Men-
tegic guidance for the CoESPU’s toring, Advising and Training;

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