EAN: 9783319463032

MORE THAN FIGHTING FOR PEACE? - DAVID CURRAN KA...

This book provides a contemporary account of the linkages between the academic field of
conflict resolution and the practice of military peacekeeping  through the lens of
pre-deployment training for military personnel about to embark on UN peacekeeping operations.
Military personnel serving on United Nations peacekeeping operations are deployed into highly
challenging post-conflict environments  where the likelihood of violence remains high. Moreover
these personnel are deployed part of a wider peace process  and are thus situated as an anchor
point in a transition from war to peace. This dimension of their work therefore means that a
range of skills and techniques are relied upon  which come not from traditional military
training  but from other  non-traditional fields. It is into this gap where the academic field
of conflict resolution has made a valuable contribution to understanding international
peacekeeping. Since the 1970's  studies have sought to understand international peacekeeping as
a necessary stage in conflict de-escalation  and ultimately transformation. From this  there is
a history of engagement including studies which seek to understand the skills peacekeepers may
need to assist them in their day to day activities  and the role that international
peacekeeping plays in wider projects of conflict transformation.

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