Peacekeeping in africa. politics, security and the failure of foreign military assistance
Jowell, Marco
Peacekeeping in africa. politics, security and the failure of foreign military assistance - London Bloomsbury 2018 - International library of African studies ; 60 . - International library of African studies ; 60. .
Includes bibliographical references (pages 226-262) and index.
Front Cover; Title Page; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; List of Figures; Acknowledgements; List of Abbreviations; Introduction; Training African Peacekeepers: A Continuation of Foreign Military Assistance; Hypotheses, Research Questions and Assumptions; Structure of the Book; 1 -- Conceptualising Peacekeeping Training: Functional Integration, Pan-Africanism and the Development of the Military in Africa; Introduction; Research Methods; Regional Integration and Africa; The Development of Regional Peacekeeping Training Centres in Support of APSA; Military Officers in African Politics; Conclusion. 2 -- Peacekeeping in Africa: Tasks and Activities from UN and AU Peace Support OperationsIntroduction; Peacekeeping in Africa; (i) MONUC/MONUSCO: The United Nations Stabilisation Mission in the Congo; (ii) UNAMID: The United Nations and African Union Hybrid Mission in Darfur; (iii) AMISOM: The African Union Mission in Somalia; (iv) The African Standby Force (ASF); Conclusion; 3 -- The International Peace Support Training Centre (IPSTC): How it Works; Introduction; Developing IPSTC; Objectives, Organisation and Structure; Donor Support; Course Content and Delivery; Conclusion. 4 -- Deconstructing the International Peace Support Training Centre (IPSTC)Introduction; Institutionalising Informality: Departments, Staff and Structures; Student/Participant Selection and Incentives; Donor Approach; Training Delivery; Training Aids: Africa is a Country; Courses and Content: Quality vs -- Quantity; Exploring Training Delivery; Conclusion; 5 -- Other African Peace Support Operation (PSO) Training Centres; Introduction; Kofi Annan International Peacekeeping Training Centre (KAIPTC); Rwanda Peace Academy (RPA); Ethiopian International Peacekeeping Training Centre (EIPKTC); Conclusion. 6 -- The Unintended Consequences of Foreign Military Assistance to Africa: A Satisficing ModelIntroduction; Comparing PSO Training Centres: Trends and Commonalities; The Unintended Consequences of PSO Training; A Satisficing Model; Improving PSO Training; Conclusion; Conclusion The PSO/SSR Conundrum; Situating PSO Training Centres; African Armed Forces: A New Framework for Analysis; The Military and Peacekeeping Training in Kenya, Ghana, Rwanda and Ethiopia; The PSO/SSR Conundrum: Implications of the Findings; Appendix Course Participants; Notes; Bibliography.
Abstract freely available; full-text restricted to individual document purchasers.
"In recent decades, African states have developed an impressive infrastructure for training their peacekeepers. In addition, peacekeeping, peacebuilding and associated areas of conflict resolution have become significant areas of employment. Marco Jowell has spent a decade working in peacekeeping training in East Africa - initially as one of the foreign 'Technical Advisers' at the Peace Support Operations (PSO) training centre in Kenya, the International Peace Support Training Centre (IPSTC) and subsequently as a strategic adviser to the Rwanda Peace Academy. Using first-hand experience, he considers how military forces from a variety of African states - with great differences in history, language and political systems and with militaries with different cultures and capabilities - can conduct complicated multinational peacekeeping operations. He shows how regional peacekeeping training centres provide an environment for African elites, predominately military, to interact with each other through shared training and experiences. This process of interaction, or socialisation, improves skills but also encourages cohesion so that future African-led missions will be managed by well-trained officers who are comfortable and willing to work within a regional or Pan-African framework. Jowell shows that part of the aim of peacekeeping training centres is to foster a Pan-African 'outward' looking ideology or disposition as well as improving technical ability. This book will be essential reading for all involved with African military and security studies and analysts of peacekeeping training and operations"--
Mode of access: World Wide Web.
9781350987470
10.5040/9781350987470 doi
Peacekeeping forces--Africa.
Military education--Africa.
Peace studies & conflict resolution
Electronic books.
JZ6377.A35
Peacekeeping in africa. politics, security and the failure of foreign military assistance - London Bloomsbury 2018 - International library of African studies ; 60 . - International library of African studies ; 60. .
Includes bibliographical references (pages 226-262) and index.
Front Cover; Title Page; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; List of Figures; Acknowledgements; List of Abbreviations; Introduction; Training African Peacekeepers: A Continuation of Foreign Military Assistance; Hypotheses, Research Questions and Assumptions; Structure of the Book; 1 -- Conceptualising Peacekeeping Training: Functional Integration, Pan-Africanism and the Development of the Military in Africa; Introduction; Research Methods; Regional Integration and Africa; The Development of Regional Peacekeeping Training Centres in Support of APSA; Military Officers in African Politics; Conclusion. 2 -- Peacekeeping in Africa: Tasks and Activities from UN and AU Peace Support OperationsIntroduction; Peacekeeping in Africa; (i) MONUC/MONUSCO: The United Nations Stabilisation Mission in the Congo; (ii) UNAMID: The United Nations and African Union Hybrid Mission in Darfur; (iii) AMISOM: The African Union Mission in Somalia; (iv) The African Standby Force (ASF); Conclusion; 3 -- The International Peace Support Training Centre (IPSTC): How it Works; Introduction; Developing IPSTC; Objectives, Organisation and Structure; Donor Support; Course Content and Delivery; Conclusion. 4 -- Deconstructing the International Peace Support Training Centre (IPSTC)Introduction; Institutionalising Informality: Departments, Staff and Structures; Student/Participant Selection and Incentives; Donor Approach; Training Delivery; Training Aids: Africa is a Country; Courses and Content: Quality vs -- Quantity; Exploring Training Delivery; Conclusion; 5 -- Other African Peace Support Operation (PSO) Training Centres; Introduction; Kofi Annan International Peacekeeping Training Centre (KAIPTC); Rwanda Peace Academy (RPA); Ethiopian International Peacekeeping Training Centre (EIPKTC); Conclusion. 6 -- The Unintended Consequences of Foreign Military Assistance to Africa: A Satisficing ModelIntroduction; Comparing PSO Training Centres: Trends and Commonalities; The Unintended Consequences of PSO Training; A Satisficing Model; Improving PSO Training; Conclusion; Conclusion The PSO/SSR Conundrum; Situating PSO Training Centres; African Armed Forces: A New Framework for Analysis; The Military and Peacekeeping Training in Kenya, Ghana, Rwanda and Ethiopia; The PSO/SSR Conundrum: Implications of the Findings; Appendix Course Participants; Notes; Bibliography.
Abstract freely available; full-text restricted to individual document purchasers.
"In recent decades, African states have developed an impressive infrastructure for training their peacekeepers. In addition, peacekeeping, peacebuilding and associated areas of conflict resolution have become significant areas of employment. Marco Jowell has spent a decade working in peacekeeping training in East Africa - initially as one of the foreign 'Technical Advisers' at the Peace Support Operations (PSO) training centre in Kenya, the International Peace Support Training Centre (IPSTC) and subsequently as a strategic adviser to the Rwanda Peace Academy. Using first-hand experience, he considers how military forces from a variety of African states - with great differences in history, language and political systems and with militaries with different cultures and capabilities - can conduct complicated multinational peacekeeping operations. He shows how regional peacekeeping training centres provide an environment for African elites, predominately military, to interact with each other through shared training and experiences. This process of interaction, or socialisation, improves skills but also encourages cohesion so that future African-led missions will be managed by well-trained officers who are comfortable and willing to work within a regional or Pan-African framework. Jowell shows that part of the aim of peacekeeping training centres is to foster a Pan-African 'outward' looking ideology or disposition as well as improving technical ability. This book will be essential reading for all involved with African military and security studies and analysts of peacekeeping training and operations"--
Mode of access: World Wide Web.
9781350987470
10.5040/9781350987470 doi
Peacekeeping forces--Africa.
Military education--Africa.
Peace studies & conflict resolution
Electronic books.
JZ6377.A35