1st Edition
Military Integration after Civil Wars Multiethnic Armies, Identity and Post-Conflict Reconstruction
By Florence Gaub
Copyright 2011
192 Pages
by
Routledge
192 Pages
by
Routledge
192 Pages
by
Routledge
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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... Read more
Introduction 1. The Armed Forces as a Social Agent 2. Case Study Nigerian Army: From Colonial to Political 3. Case Study Lebanese Armed Forces: From Powerlessness to Integration? 4. Case Study Armies of Bosnia-Herzegovina: A State in Transit 5. Military Integration after Civil War: An Assessment. Conclusion
Biography
Florence Gaub is a Researcher and Lecturer at the NATO Defence College in Rome. She holds a PhD in International Politics from Humboldt University, Berlin.
"Each case study draws on a wide variety of written sources and interviews, adding empirical richness to the theoretical interest. Summing Up: Recommended. Upper-division undergraduate, graduate, and research collections." - C. E. Welch, CHOICE (June 2011)
