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: Renaud Khanh |
Cambodia, Somalia, Mozambique,
El Salvador, Bosnia, Haiti, Sierra Leone: all have been the
subject of interventions by UN peacekeeping forces sent to
stabilize these societies torn by political and ethnic conflict.
Yet little is known or has been investigated about how local
inhabitants interact with and respond to peacekeepers in their
midst. In Peace Operations Seen From Below, Béatrice
Pouligny argues that much of what is being rebuilt in societies
emerging from war — or in some cases what is continuing
to be destroyed — often lies in the daily lives of both
local populations and the staff of UN peacekeeping missions.
Pouligny’s close analysis of UN interventions, based
on firsthand observation of how local people intermingle with
UN soldiery and civilians, sheds light on a neglected but
crucial dimension of international peace enforcement. By foregrounding
the experiences of “ordinary” people, she renders
visible those who are often hidden within the fog of both
war and peace.
ISBN : 1850658407 - © London, CERI/Hurst, 2006.
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