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Peacekeeping in Africa : Politics, Security and the Failure of Foreign Military Assistance.

By: Material type: TextTextPublisher: London : I. B. Tauris & Company, Limited, 2018Copyright date: ©2018Edition: 1st edDescription: 1 online resource (292 pages)Content type:
  • text
Media type:
  • computer
Carrier type:
  • online resource
ISBN:
  • 9781786723413
Subject(s): Genre/Form: Additional physical formats: Print version:: Peacekeeping in AfricaDDC classification:
  • 327.17096
LOC classification:
  • JZ6377.A35 .J694 2018
Online resources:
Contents:
Cover -- Half-title -- Title -- Copyright -- 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 Operations -- Introduction -- 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 Model -- Introduction -- 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 -- Index.
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Cover -- Half-title -- Title -- Copyright -- 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 Operations -- Introduction -- 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 Model -- Introduction -- 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 -- Index.

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