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Record Nr.

UNINA9910459040203321

Titolo

The politics of peacekeeping in the post-Cold War era [[electronic resource]]

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Hoboken, : Taylor and Francis, 2004

ISBN

0-429-23030-3

1-135-76834-X

1-280-10010-9

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (232 p.)

Collana

Cass Series on Peacekeeping

Altri autori (Persone)

SorensonDavid S

WoodPia Christina

Disciplina

327.127

341.5/84

341.584

Soggetti

Law

Peacekeeping forces

Political planning

Politics

International Relations

Law, Politics & Government

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di contenuto

Book Cover; Title; Contents; Contributors; Abbreviations; Introduction; Australia; Germany; Argentina; France; The United Kingdom; The United States; Austria; Canada; Nigeria; India; Index

Sommario/riassunto

Most literature on peacekeeping narrowly focuses on particular peacekeeping operations, and the political bargaining between peacekeeping participants. However, there is very little published research on why nations actually commit forces to peacekeeping operations. This new book meets this need.The authors focus specifically on the political and economic motivations that influence the decision to participate in peacekeeping. They consider how definitions of national interest frame the political debate, and what the reasons are



for the military support for, or opposition to, peacekeepi