s A growing subset of peacekeeping literature focuses on explaining peacekeeper sexual exploitation and abuse (SEA) of civilians within postconflict protection. However, what happens after the abuse has received limited attention. Most of the time, peacekeepers do not receive any type of punishment following abuse allegations. What explains why peacekeepers are punished for abuse allegations? I argue that the presence of child victims increases the chances that peacekeepers are punished. Two mechanisms are highlighted through which the presence of child victims increases the chance of punishment: (i) the increased moral and legal obligation of UN member states to protect children and (ii) the increased shaming and media focus on child victims, which heightens public focus. The empirical analyses of UN and Troop-Contributing Country punishment actions between 2007 and 2017 provide robust support for the argument that the presence of child victims increases peacekeeper punishment. This research builds on studies of SEA, peacekeeping dynamics, and victimhood.

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儿童受害者和联合国维和人员因性剥削和性虐待而受到的惩罚

越来越多的维和文献侧重于解释维和人员在冲突后保护范围内对平民的性剥削和性虐待（SEA）。然而，虐待之后发生的事情却受到了有限的关注。大多数时候，维和人员在虐待指控后不会受到任何类型的惩罚。如何解释维和人员为何因虐待指控而受到惩罚？我认为儿童受害者的存在增加了维和人员受到惩罚的机会。强调了儿童受害者的存在增加了受到惩罚的机会的两种机制：(i) 联合国成员国保护儿童的道义和法律义务增加；(ii) 羞辱和媒体对儿童受害者的关注增加，从而提高了公众对儿童受害者的关注。重点。对 2007 年至 2017 年联合国和部队派遣国惩罚行动的实证分析为儿童受害者的存在增加了维和人员惩罚的论点提供了强有力的支持。这项研究建立在策略性环境评估、维和动态和受害者研究的基础上。