More than Fighting for Peace?: Conflict Resolution, UN Peacekeeping, and the Role of Training Military Personnel

Author:   David Curran
Publisher:   Springer International Publishing AG
Edition:   1st ed. 2017
Volume:   8
ISBN:  

9783319463032


Pages:   150
Publication Date:   21 December 2016
Format:   Paperback
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Author:   David Curran
Publisher:   Springer International Publishing AG
Imprint:   Springer International Publishing AG
Edition:   1st ed. 2017
Volume:   8
Dimensions:   Width: 15.50cm , Height: 0.90cm , Length: 23.50cm
Weight:   2.526kg
ISBN:  

9783319463032


ISBN 10:   3319463039
Pages:   150
Publication Date:   21 December 2016
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Manufactured on demand   Availability explained
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Table of Contents

1.Introduction.- 2. Peacekeeping, Conflict Resolution, and the Role of Training.- 3. The Development of Training Structures in the United Nations.- 4. Negotiation Training for Military Peacekeepers.- 5. Civil Military Relations.- 6. Towards the Military Conflict Resolution Practitioner?.- 7.Conclusion. 

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This book offers a valuable contribution to the study of peacekeeping training practice. ... More than Fighting for Peace is the first comprehensive study that traces the evolution of predeployment training and the political and pedagogic issues that impact on how peacekeeping training curriculum is designed and delivered. ... Curran's book offers an important contribution to the field of conflict resolution studies, critical peacekeeping/peacebuilding studies, and critical military studies ... . (Georgina Holmes, Armed Forces & Society, 2017)


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Dr. David Curran’s (UK) primary research interest is in developments in United Nations (UN) peacekeeping. Since completing his PhD at the Department of Peace Studies, University of Bradford in 2011, he has undertaken research into a range of topic areas including the role of conflict resolution in training programmes for military peacekeepers; Protection of Civilians in UN Peacekeeping; the evolution of rapid-reaction peacekeeping and peacebuilding forces such as the African Union standby brigades, EU battlegroups; and the potential of specialized UN rapid reaction capabilities. In addition, he has researched and published on the role of the United Kingdom in UN peacekeeping policy and practice.

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