Peace operations seen from below : UN missions and local people
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Peace operations seen from below : UN missions and local people
（The CERI series in comparative politics and international studies / [edited by] Jean-François Bayart and Christophe Jaffrelot）
Kumarian Press, 2006
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Ils nous avaient promis la paix
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Ils nous avaient promis la paix
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 277-288) and index
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Instead of examining reconstruction and peacekeeping from the view of political elites or in terms of the demobilization of armed groups, Peace Operations Seen From Below forcefully puts for the claim that the essence of rebuilding lies in the societies that emerge from the war, and the daily ordinary lives of both civilian populations and the staff of UN missions. A wealth of research and numerous case studies illustrate this examination of the common people caught up in the midst of strife, and their role in brining armed clashes to a close. - Midwest Book Review * Explores many ways local populations think about and respond to peacekeepers * Timely reflection on nature of peacekeeping operations, occupation, and conflict resolution or escalation * Engagingly written, suitable for undergraduate level courses Cambodia, Somalia, Mozambique, El Salvador, Bosnia, Haiti, Sierra Leone: all have been the subject of interventions by UN peacekeeping forces sent to stabilize these societies torn by political and ethnic conflict. Yet little is known or has been investigated about how local inhabitants interact with and respond to peacekeepers in their midst. In Peace Operations Seen From Below, Beatrice Pouligny argues that much of what is being rebuilt in societies emerging from war -or in some cases what is continuing to be destroyed-often lies in the ordinary daily lives of both local populations and the staff of UN peacekeeping missions. Pouligny's close analysis of UN interventions, based on first hand observation of how local people intermingle with UN soldiery and civilians, sheds light on a neglected but crucial dimension of international peaceenforcement. By foregrounding the experiences of ordinary people, she renders visible those who are often hidden within the fog of both war and peace. Beatrice Pouligny is a Senior Research Fellow at the Centre for International Studies and Research (CERI - Sciences Po) and a professor at IEP (the Institute of Political Science).
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