A peacekeeper in Africa : learning from UN interventions in other people's wars / Alan Doss.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Doss, Alan, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

United Nations--Peacekeeping forces--Africa, Sub-Saharan.

United Nations.

Peacekeeping forces--Africa, Sub-Saharan.

Peacekeeping forces.

Conflict management.

Sub-Saharan Africa.

Physical Description:

xii, 340 pages ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

Boulder, Colorado : Lynne Rienner Publishers, Inc., 2020.

Summary:

"Alan Doss offers a rare window into the real world of UN peacekeeping missions in Côte d'Ivoire, Liberia, Sierra Leone, and the Democratic Republic of Congo. Doss's story is one of presidents and prelates, warlords and warriors, heroes and villains, achievements and disappointments-and innocent people caught in the midst of deadly violence. As he shares his front-line experiences, he reflects on the reasons for successes and failures and on the qualities that leaders need to successfully guide efforts to rebuild peace and prosperity in devastated societies. Not least, he also considers the UN's future role in conflict prevention and peacekeeping in a climate of increasing resistance to intervention in "other people's wars.""-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Machine generated contents note: 1. A Journey in Peacekeeping

pt. 1 Things Fall Apart: West African Wars

2. Sierra Leone: The Search for Peace

3. Cote d'Ivoire: The War of Succession

4. Liberia: From War to Peace

pt. 2 Wars Without Winners: Peacekeeping in the Congo

5. Into the Cauldron: The Congo Past and Present

6. Conflict Without End: The Kivu Wars

7. The Contagion of Conflict: Other Places, Other Wars

8. Pursuing Peace: Stabilization, Peacebuilding, and Transition

pt. 3 Out of the Shadows: The Promise of Peace

9. Great Expectations: Intervention and Its Conceits

10. Pipe Dreams and Possibilities: Navigating Pathways to Peace

pt. 4 Moving Forward: Peacekeeping Today and Tomorrow

11. A Job Like No Other: Leading Peacekeeping Missions

12. Facing the Future: Actions for Peace.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Other Format:

Online version: Doss, Alan, A peacekeeper in Africa

ISBN:

9781626378667

1626378665

OCLC:

1113229586