Format:
1 online resource (191 pages)
Edition:
1st ed.
ISBN:
9780203841051
Series Statement:
Cass Military Studies
Content:
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 the political will is present, the multiethnic military can become a symbol of reconciliation and coexistence. Furthermore, it shows that the military as a professional identity can supersede ethnic considerations and thus facilitates cooperation within the armed forces despite a hostile post-conflict setting. In this, the book challenges widespread theories about ethnic identities and puts professional identities on an equal footing with them.The book will be of great interest to students of military studies, ethnic conflict, conflict studies and peacebuilding, and IR in generalFlorence Gaub is a Researcher and Lecturer at the NATO Defence College in Rome. She holds a PhD in International Politics from Humboldt University, Berlin.
Content:
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.
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Additional Edition:
ISBN 9780415580946
Additional Edition:
Erscheint auch als Druck-Ausgabe ISBN 9780415580946
Language:
English
URL:
https://ebookcentral.proquest.com/lib/kxp/detail.action?docID=589603
Author information:
Gaub, Florence 1977-
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