in: Review of International Studies,\u00a046:4, 477-494.<\/p>\n
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In this article, Sarah v. Billerbeck argues that much of the discourse observable within the UN constitutes neither unnecessary and unproductive \u2018talk\u2019 nor efforts to convince outside audiences of its legitimacy, but actually a form of institutional self-legitimation that is key to its ability to function. Using the case of the UN’s Department of Peacekeeping Operations (DPKO), she shows that because the organisation has a multifaceted organisational identity, it faces situations where it is forced to choose between multiple but equally appropriate courses of action, and it uses self-legitimation alongside other mechanisms to overcome these tensions.<\/p>\n