{"product_id":"understanding-peacekeeping-hardcover","title":"Understanding Peacekeeping - Hardcover","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003ePaul D. Williams\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eAlex J. Bellamy\u003c\/b\u003e (With)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\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\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePaul D. Williams\u003c\/b\u003e is Professor in the Elliott School of International Affairs at the George Washington University.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAlex J. Bellamy\u003c\/b\u003e is Professor of Peace and Conflict Studies at the University of Queensland, and Director of the Asia Pacific Centre for the Responsibility to Protect.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 496\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.06 x 9.61 x 6.69 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e January 22, 2021\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42709380923455,"sku":"9780745686714","price":164.05,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/8226\/1823\/files\/036c06676cf9e86abca6b0eae7caafd6.webp?v=1765051227","url":"https:\/\/dhlswag.com\/products\/understanding-peacekeeping-hardcover","provider":"BBB","version":"1.0","type":"link"}