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OverviewThis book examines international military interventions that have supported stability in four communities in Afghanistan and Nepal, in an attempt to analyse their success and improve this in future. This is the first in-depth village-level assessment of how local populations conceive of stability and stabilisation, and provides a theory and model for how stability can be created in communities during and after conflict. The data was collected during field research from 2010-12. In Afghanistan the conflicts examined include the invasion of the Soviet Union in 1979, the civil war from 1992 and the rise and fall of the Taliban. In Nepal the research examined the origins of the Maoist movement and the start of the People’s War in 1996 to its completion in 2006 and the subsequent Madeshi Andolan in 2007. The book argues that international, particularly Western, notions of stability and stabilisation processes have failed to grasp the importance of local political legitimacy formation, which is a vital aspect of contemporary statebuilding of a ‘non-Westphalian’ nature. The interventions, across defence, diplomatic and defence lines, have also at times undermined one another and in some cases contributed to instability. The work argues that the theories that structure interventions to address threats to international stability in ‘fragile’ states are insufficient to explain or achieve the goal of stability. This book will be of interest to students of stabilisation operations, statebuilding, peacebuilding, counterinsurgency, war and conflict studies and security studies in general. Christian Dennys is lecturer at Cranfield University/UK Defence Academy and has a PhD in International Relations. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Christian Dennys (Cranfield University, UK)Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd Imprint: Routledge Dimensions: Width: 15.60cm , Height: 1.80cm , Length: 23.40cm Weight: 0.600kg ISBN: 9780415732642ISBN 10: 0415732646 Pages: 212 Publication Date: 21 May 2014 Audience: Professional and scholarly , General/trade , Professional & Vocational , General Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In Print  This item will be ordered in for you from one of our suppliers. Upon receipt, we will promptly dispatch it out to you. For in store availability, please contact us. Table of Contents1. Introduction 2. A history of intervention: Afghanistan and Nepal 3. Indigenous Stabilisation – Kalakan, Afghanistan 4. Exogenous Stabilisation – Nahr-i Sarraj, Afghanistan 5. Insurgent Stabilisation – Rolpa, Nepal 6. Autonomous Stabilisation – Bara, Nepal 7. Power, violence, intervention and stability 8. A theory and model of stabilisationReviews'This is an important and valuable contribution to the growing number of studies taking stock of the decidedly mixed record of Western intervention in Afghanistan post-9/11.' -- Mats Berdal, King's College London, UK 'A first empirically-grounded attempt to make sense of a poorly understood concept ... a 'must read' for all students and practitioners working in the field of international interventions.' -- Ann M. Fitz-Gerald, Cranfield University, UK Author InformationChristian Dennys is a Conflict and Stabilisation Advisor at the UK's Stabilisation Unit and has a PhD in stability and stabilisation from Cranfield University/UK Defence Academy. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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