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Record Nr.

UNINA9910785249603321

Autore

Gaub Florence

Titolo

Military integration after civil wars [[electronic resource] ] : multiethnic armies, identity, and post-conflict reconstruction / / Florence Gaub

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London ; ; New York, : Routledge, 2010

ISBN

1-136-89603-1

1-282-88586-3

9786612885860

0-203-84105-0

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (191 p.)

Collana

Cass military studies

Disciplina

355.3089

Soggetti

Armed Forces - Minorities

Postwar reconstruction

Multinational states

Ethnic conflict - Prevention

Civil war - Prevention

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; Copyright; Contents; Illustrations; Abbreviations; Introduction; 1 The armed forces as a social agent; 2 Case study: the Nigerian Army: From colonial to political; 3 Case study: the Lebanese armed forces: From powerlessness to integration?; 4 Case study: the armies of Bosnia-Herzegovina: A state in transit; 5 Military integration after civil wars: An assessment; Conclusion; Notes; Bibliography; Index

Sommario/riassunto

This book examines the role of multiethnic armies in post-conflict reconstruction, and demonstrates how they can promote peacebuilding efforts.The author challenges the assumption that multiethnic composition leads to weakness of the military, and shows how a multiethnic army is frequently the impetus for peacemaking in multiethnic societies. Three case studies (Nigeria, Lebanon and Bosnia-Herzegovina) determine that rather than external factors, it is the internal structures that make or break the military institution in a socially challenging environment. The book finds that where