{"product_id":"understanding-peacekeeping-hardback-9780745686714","title":"Understanding Peacekeeping (Hardback) 9780745686714","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eUnderstanding Peacekeeping\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003ePaul D. Williams (Author), Alex J. Bellamy (With)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9780745686714, Polity Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eHardback, published 22 January 2021\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e496 pages\u003cbr\u003e24.4 x 17 x 1.5 cm, 0.68 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"This book is magisterial in bringing together the various strands of research and viewpoints into a clear, accessible, remarkably comprehensive and very readable format.\"\u003cbr\u003e—\u003cb\u003eKatharina Coleman, University of British Columbia\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"This book is the perfect introduction to peacekeeping – complete with little-known facts, reliable statistics, insightful theories, provoking debates, and in-depth analyses. It will be incredibly useful to students and experienced researchers alike.\"\u003cbr\u003e—\u003cb\u003eSéverine Autesserre, Author of \u003ci\u003ePeaceland and The Frontlines of Peace\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"This book is by far the most comprehensive and readable overview of the evolution, challenges, and controversies of peace operations yet written. It will be exceptionally valuable not only as an introduction to the subject but also as a reference document for experts.\"\u003cbr\u003e—\u003cb\u003eRoland Paris, University of Ottawa\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"very engaging.\"\u003cbr\u003e—\u003cb\u003eH-War, H-Net Reviews\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003ePeace operations remain a principal tool for managing armed conflict and protecting civilians. The fully revised, expanded and updated third edition of \u003ci\u003eUnderstanding Peacekeeping\u003c\/i\u003e provides a comprehensive and up-to-date introduction to the theory, history, and politics of peace operations.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDrawing on a dataset of nearly two hundred historical and contemporary missions, this book evaluates the changing characteristics of the contemporary international environment in which peace operations are deployed, the strategic purposes peace operations are intended to achieve, and the major challenges facing today’s peacekeepers. All the chapters have been revised and updated, and five new chapters have been added – on stabilization, organized crime, exit strategies, force generation, and the use of force.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePart 1 summarizes the central concepts and issues related to peace operations. Part 2 charts the historical development of peacekeeping, from 1945 through to 2020. Part 3 analyses the strategic purposes that United Nations and other peace operations are intended to achieve – namely, prevention, observation, assistance, enforcement, stabilization, and administration. Part 4 looks forward and examines the central challenges facing today’s peacekeepers: force generation, the regionalization and privatization of peace operations, the use of force, civilian protection, gender issues, policing and organized crime, and exit strategies.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eList of Figures\u003cbr\u003e List of Maps\u003cbr\u003e List of Boxes\u003cbr\u003e List of Tables\u003cbr\u003e List of Abbreviations\u003cbr\u003e Acknowledgments\u003cbr\u003e Introduction\u003cbr\u003e Part I: Concepts and Issues\u003cbr\u003e 1. Peace Operations in Global Politics\u003cbr\u003e 2. Who Deploys Peace Operations?\u003cbr\u003e Part II: Historical Development\u003cbr\u003e 3. Peace Operations during the Cold War\u003cbr\u003e 4. Peace Operations during the 1990s\u003cbr\u003e 5. Peace Operations in the Twenty-First Century\u003cbr\u003e Part III: The Purposes of Peace Operations\u003cbr\u003e 6. Prevention\u003cbr\u003e 7. Observation\u003cbr\u003e 8. Assistance\u003cbr\u003e 9. Enforcement\u003cbr\u003e 10. Stabilisation\u003cbr\u003e 11. Administration\u003cbr\u003e Part IV: Contemporary Challenges\u003cbr\u003e 12. Force Generation\u003cbr\u003e 13. Regionalization\u003cbr\u003e 14. Privatization\u003cbr\u003e 15. Use of Force\u003cbr\u003e 16. Civilian Protection\u003cbr\u003e 17. Gender\u003cbr\u003e 18. Policing\u003cbr\u003e 19. Organized Crime\u003cbr\u003e 20. Exit\u003cbr\u003e Appendix\u003cbr\u003e References\u003cbr\u003e Index\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: Politics \u0026amp; government [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Politics \u0026amp; government\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Politics%20\u0026amp;%20government%20%5BJP%5D%22\"\u003eJP\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Polity","offers":[{"title":"Brand New","offer_id":52407338139928,"sku":"9780745686714","price":53.39,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/files\/9780745686714.jpg?v=1784163247","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/understanding-peacekeeping-hardback-9780745686714","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}