The Blue Berets have become markers of peace and security around the globe. This book develops critical perspectives on UN and NATO peacekeeping. It suggests that peacekeeping reconfigures former conflict zones in ways that shape perceptions of security.
Explores the contradictions that emerge in international statebuilding efforts in war-torn societies. This book argues that international efforts to construct effective, legitimate governmental structures in these countries are necessary but fraught with contradictions and vexing dilemmas. It draws on the research on postwar peace operations.
The European Union has been deploying civilians in conflict and postconflict stabilization missions since 2003, and the scope of civilian missions is likely to increase in the future. This title offers a general overview and assessment of the EU's civilian operations.
Presents a philosophical interpretative inquiry into the experience of contemporary peacekeepers suffering from trauma. This book uncovers the experience of contemporary peacekeepers who have sought treatment for trauma resulting from deployments to Somalia, Rwanda, and the former Yugoslavia.
Peace Corps volunteers experience adventure and challenge every day as they serve in communities around the world. They leave a legacy and a better understanding of the United States in their host countries, and they come back home as changed persons. This book helps fulfil the agency's third goal through stories by volunteers in the field.
We have seen press and television pictures of winding lines of refugees in Africa or on mountain passes in Europe and felt that 'something must be done'. This book reveals what lies behind decisions by the 'international community' to intervene in a situation on humanitarian grounds, and what happens when the troops and aid agencies move in.
The international community has become increasingly interested in measuring the effectiveness of its activities in war-affected environments. This title analyses why various mechanisms - results-based management, log frames, essential task matrices - are used in attempts to reduce complex intervention activities to simple success stories.