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Record Nr.

UNINA9910806836603321

Titolo

The politics of peacekeeping in the post-cold war era / / editors, David S. Sorenson and Pia Christina Wood

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London ; ; New York, : F. Cass, 2005

ISBN

1-135-76833-1

0-429-23030-3

1-135-76834-X

1-280-10010-9

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (232 p.)

Collana

The Cass series on peacekeeping ; ; 17

Classificazione

89.76

Altri autori (Persone)

SorensonDavid S. <1943->

WoodPia Christina

Disciplina

341.5/84

Soggetti

Peacekeeping forces

Political planning

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Australia / Hugh Smith -- Germany / Mary N. Hampton -- Argentina / Cynthia A. Watson -- France / Pia Christina Wood -- The United Kingdom / Tom Woodhouse and Alexander Ramsbotham -- The United States / David S. Sorenson -- Austria / Erwin A. Schmidl -- Canada / David Rudd -- Nigeria / Herbert M. Howe -- India / Alan James Bullion.

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