Intro -- Halftitle Page -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Dedication Page -- China, The Un, And Human Protection -- Acknowledgements -- Table Of Contents -- Abbreviations -- Introduction -- Main Argument -- The Un's Focus On Human Protection -- A Challenge To Liberal Order? -- Contribution -- Methodological Approach -- Conceptual Framing: Ideological Beliefs, Image, And Power -- Sources -- Chapter Structures And Outlines -- Chapter 1: Defining The Scope -- Chapter 2: Un Peace Operations -- Chapter 3: The Protection Of Civilians In Armed Conflict, And The Women, Peace And Security Agenda Chapter 4: The 'responsibility To Protect' (r2p) -- Chapter 5: The Syrian Crisis -- Chapter 6: The Un's Human Rights Bodies -- Chapter 7: Positioning Development In Human Protection -- Chapter 8: Conclusion: Shaping From Within? -- 1. Defining The Scope -- A Social Ontology -- The Un In The Post-cold War Era -- The Human Protection Agenda Consolidates -- The China Case -- The Un As Site For Image Construction And The Transmission Of Ideas -- The Un And Institutional Design -- The Un And China's Normative Preferences -- China's Ideological Beliefs And Implications For Human Protection China, Humanitarianism, And The International Image Of A Responsible State -- Conclusion -- 2. Un Peace Operations -- Un Peace Operations In The Post-cold War Era -- The Evolution Of China's Role In Un Peace Operations -- Explaining Deployment -- China's Peacekeeping Principles And Practice -- Chinese Flexibility In Demanding Environments -- Building Un Capacity And Chinese Power: China's 2015 Pledges -- Conclusion -- 3. The Protection Of Civilians In Armed Conflict, And The Women, Peace And Security Agenda -- The Protection Of Civilians Women, Peace And Security, And Conflict-related Sexual Violence -- China And The Poc And Wps Agendas -- China And The Protection Of Civilians -- China And The Women, Peace And Security Agenda -- Conclusion -- 4. The 'responsibility To Protect' (r2p) -- R2p's Origins And Development, 1990s-2011 -- The Prc's Responses In The First Phase -- Relating International Image And China's Official Beliefs -- Libya, China, And The Second Phase Of R2p In 2011 -- The Post-libyan Elaboration Of China's Position -- Conclusion -- 5. The Syrian Crisis -- The Unfolding Conflict In Syria And The Un Response Draft Resolutions And Voting Outcomes -- China's Voting Patterns, Policy-related Initiatives, And Underlying Beliefs -- China's Vetoes And The Damage To Its Image -- The End-game Of The Conflict And Turn To Reconstruction -- Conclusion -- 6. The Un's Human Rights Bodies -- The Establishment And Demise Of The Un Commission On Human Rights -- From Human Rights Commission To Human Rights Council -- China Joins The Commission On Human Rights -- The Tiananmen Bloodshed As Turning Point -- China's Role In The Creation Of The Human Rights Council Rosemary Foot. Includes Bibliographical References And Index. Electronic Reproduction. Oxford Available Via World Wide Web.