About the authors; Acknowledgements; Acronyms and abbreviations; Maps; Introduction; 1 -- From conflict to peacekeeping: Haiti, Kosovo and Liberia; 2 -- Space, power and peace; 3 -- Zones and enclaves; 4 -- Free to move?; 5 -- Contesting and consuming: space and success in Liberia; 6 -- Performing spaces of security; 7 -- Stereotyping performance: peacekeeping and imagined identities; 8 -- Women, men and gender space; Conclusion -- Locating power in peacekeeping; Notes; References; Index
Summary
In recent times, the Blue Berets have become markers of peace and security around the globe. Yet, the iconoclastic symbol of both the Blue Beret and the Blue Helmet continue to engage the international political imagination in ways that downplay the inconsistent effects of peacekeeping missions on the security of local people. In this book, Paul Higate and Marsha Henry develop critical perspectives on UN and NATO peacekeeping, arguing that these forms of international intervention are framed by the exercise of power
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 158-184) and index
