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

• Autore: Gaub Florence
• Pubblicazione: London ; ; New York, : Routledge, 2010
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (191 p.)
• Disciplina: 355.3089
• Soggetto topico: Armed Forces - Minorities; Postwar reconstruction; Multinational states; Ethnic conflict - Prevention; Civil war - Prevention
• 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
• Titolo autorizzato: Military integration after civil wars
• ISBN: 1-136-89603-1; 1-282-88586-3; 9786612885860; 0-203-84105-0
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910825857503321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: Cass military studies.