National Politics of Peacekeeping

Informationen zum Autor David S. Sorenson is Professor of National Security Studies and Associate Dean of Electives and Research at the Air War College (DFB), USA. Pia Christina Wood is Director of the Center for International Studies, Wake Forest University, USA. Klappentext 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, peacekeeping operations. They also explore the role of inter-agency politics, the role of public opinion in peacekeeping decisions, the influence of pressure from other nations and non-nation actors to commit peacekeeping forces. Zusammenfassung This book focuses on explaining peacekeeping commitment decisions at the nation-state level, filling a gap in the peacekeeping scholarly literature on the political dynamics of peacekeeping decisions. Inhaltsverzeichnis Introduction Pia Christina Wood and David S. Sorenson 1. Australia Hugh Smith 2. Germany Mary N. Hampton 3. Argentina Cynthia A. Watson 4. France Pia Christina Wood 5. United Kingdom Tom Woodhouse and Alexander Ramsbotham 6. United States David S. Sorenson 7. Austria Erwin A. Schmidl 8. Canada David Rudd 9. Nigeria Herbert M. Howe 10. India Alan Bullion

Product details

• Authors: David S. Sorenson, David S. Sorensen
• Assisted by: David S. Sorenson (Editor), Pia Christina Wood (Editor), Wood Pia Christina (Editor)
• Publisher: Cass, Frank
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 23.12.2004
• EAN: 9780714655963
• ISBN: 978-0-7146-5596-3
• Dimensions: 157 mm x 235 mm x 15 mm
• Series: Cass Series on Peacekeeping; Cass Series on Peacekeeping
• Subjects: Education and learning > Teaching preparation > Vocational needs; Humanities, art, music > History; HISTORY / Military / General, POLITICAL SCIENCE / History & Theory, POLITICAL SCIENCE / International Relations / General, Peace studies and conflict resolution, Peace studies & conflict resolution, Armed Conflict