Peacekeeping in africa. politics, security and the failure of foreign military assistance. (2018)

• Record Type: Book
• Other Names: Jowell, Marco
• Contents: Front Cover; Title Page; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; List of Figures; Acknowledgements; List of Abbreviations; Introduction; Training African Peacekeepers: A Continuation of Foreign Military Assistance; Hypotheses, Research Questions and Assumptions; Structure of the Book; 1. Conceptualising Peacekeeping Training: Functional Integration, Pan-Africanism and the Development of the Military in Africa; Introduction; Research Methods; Regional Integration and Africa; The Development of Regional Peacekeeping Training Centres in Support of APSA; Military Officers in African Politics; Conclusion. 2. Peacekeeping in Africa: Tasks and Activities from UN and AU Peace Support OperationsIntroduction; Peacekeeping in Africa; (i) MONUC/MONUSCO: The United Nations Stabilisation Mission in the Congo; (ii) UNAMID: The United Nations and African Union Hybrid Mission in Darfur; (iii) AMISOM: The African Union Mission in Somalia; (iv) The African Standby Force (ASF); Conclusion; 3. The International Peace Support Training Centre (IPSTC): How it Works; Introduction; Developing IPSTC; Objectives, Organisation and Structure; Donor Support; Course Content and Delivery; Conclusion. 4. Deconstructing the International Peace Support Training Centre (IPSTC)Introduction; Institutionalising Informality: Departments, Staff and Structures; Student/Participant Selection and Incentives; Donor Approach; Training Delivery; Training Aids: Africa is a Country; Courses and Content: Quality vs. Quantity; Exploring Training Delivery; Conclusion; 5. Other African Peace Support Operation (PSO) Training Centres; Introduction; Kofi Annan International Peacekeeping Training Centre (KAIPTC); Rwanda Peace Academy (RPA); Ethiopian International Peacekeeping Training Centre (EIPKTC); Conclusion. 6. The Unintended Consequences of Foreign Military Assistance to Africa: A Satisficing ModelIntroduction; Comparing PSO Training Centres: Trends and Commonalities; The Unintended Consequences of PSO Training; A Satisficing Model; Improving PSO Training; Conclusion; Conclusion The PSO/SSR Conundrum; Situating PSO Training Centres; African Armed Forces: A New Framework for Analysis; The Military and Peacekeeping Training in Kenya, Ghana, Rwanda and Ethiopia; The PSO/SSR Conundrum: Implications of the Findings; Appendix Course Participants; Notes; Bibliography.
• Publisher Details: Place of publication not identified : I B TAURIS
• Publication Date: 2018
• Copyright Date: 2018
• Extent: 1 online resource
• Subjects: 327.1/7/096; Peacekeeping forces -- Africa; Military education -- Africa; POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Government -- International; POLITICAL SCIENCE -- International Relations -- General; Military education; Peacekeeping forces; Africa; Electronic books
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9781786723413; 1786723417
• Related ISBNs: 1784539899; 9781784539894
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references (pages 226-262) and index.; Note: Print version record.
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