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The Militarisation of Peacekeeping in the Twenty-First Century
UN peacekeeping operations, long expected to use force only in self-defence and to act impartially, are now being relied upon as a means to maintain and restore security. Through a close examination of 21st century peacekeeping operations the book shows that they are fundamentally ill-suited to the enforcement-type tasks being asked of them.
| Author(s) | By James Sloan. |
|---|---|
| Publisher | Bloomsbury Publishing PLC |
| Format | Hardback |
| Pages | 336 |
| Published in | United Kingdom |
| Published | 1 Nov 2011 |
| Availability | Available |
UN peacekeeping operations, long expected to use force only in self-defence and to act impartially, are now being relied upon as a means to maintain and restore security. Through a close examination of 21st century peacekeeping operations the book shows that they are fundamentally ill-suited to the enforcement-type tasks being asked of them.
1 Introduction 1. The Changed Nature of Peacekeeping 2. Militarised Peacekeeping: Slouching Towards Crisis 3. Structure of the Book 4. The Definition of Peacekeeping 2 Peacekeeping: The Opposite of Enforcement? 1. Introduction 2. The Changed
James Sloan is a Lecturer in International Law at the University of Glasgow, School of Law.
