Weaponizing Civilian Protection - Counterinsurgency and Collateral Damage in Afghanistan

About the author

Thomas Gregory is Senior Lecturer in Politics and International Relations at the University of Auckland, New Zealand. His research examines violence against civilians in contemporary conflict, with a specific focus on how civilians are constituted as killable, how civilian casualties are counted, and how civilian casualties are legitimized, rationalized, or excused. His research has appeared in leading academic journals, including International Political Sociology, Review of International Studies, Contemporary Security Policy, and the European Journal of International Relations.

Summary

Focusing on the recent conflict in Afghanistan, the book traces how coalition officials tried to re-imagine civilian casualties as a martial concern rather than a humanitarian consideration - as a strategic problem that could imperil the mission.

Product details

• Authors: Thomas Gregory, Thomas (Senior Lecturer in Politics and I Gregory, Thomas (Senior Lecturer in Politics and International Relations Gregory, Gregory Thomas
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 15.02.2025
• EAN: 9780198897385
• ISBN: 978-0-19-889738-5
• No. of pages: 368
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > General, dictionaries; Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political science and political education; Afghanistan, HISTORY / Military / General, POLITICAL SCIENCE / International Relations / General, POLITICAL SCIENCE / World / Asian, TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING / Military Science, HISTORY / Military / Strategy, International Relations, Modern warfare, Military history: post-WW2 conflicts, Afghan War, Early 21st century c 2000 to c 2050, Theory of warfare and military science, Theory of warfare & military science, HISTORY / Wars & Conflicts / General