Description
Book SynopsisTrade Review"[A] well-written and engaging book...The text is highly readable and very interesting. The breadth of material collated, the effort to attain rigor, and the depth of analysis make this book a very important contribution to the field. This is a timely piece of work, as others are waking to the need to explain why and how national security forces operate differently in peace, stability, and conflict situations in an era of the 'protection of civilians' and a return to robust peacekeeping." * H-Diplo *
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Military Cultures in Peace and Stability Operations provides the most in-depth research ever conducted on peacekeeping forces and a pioneering analysis of how military culture dynamically influences military behavior and effectiveness. Anyone interested in the connection between military sociology and security studies should read this book." * Yagil Levy, The Open University of Israel *
"Blending sociological analysis, ethnographic data, and an original methodology, Chiara Ruffa produces a persuasive argument about the impact of domestic factors on military culture and how these factors in turn shape the space in which the military operates in peacekeeping missions." * Christopher Dandeker, King's College London *
"Arguing that national military cultures influence the ways in which military units in peace operations behave, Chiara Ruffa has developed an original set of theoretical concepts that illuminate the question of peace operations effectiveness.
Military Cultures in Peace and Stability Operations is a landmark book." * Roy Licklider, Rutgers University-New Brunswick *
Table of ContentsIntroduction
Chapter 1. Force Employment, Unit Peace Operation Effectiveness, and Military Cultures
Chapter 2. French and Italian Military Cultures
Chapter 3. French and Italian Units in Lebanon
Chapter 4. French and Italian Units in Afghanistan
Conclusion
Appendix
Notes
Bibliography
Index
Acknowledgments
