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LYNNE RIENNER PUBLISHERS INC Evolving Patterns of Peacekeeping by Hikaru Yamashita
Though historically the term peacekeeping has essentially been shorthand for UN peacekeeping, recent years haveseen a proliferation of actors and initiatives in a shift to global peacekeeping cooperation. Hikaru Yamashitaexplores the motivations behind this development, what forms it is taking, and what it means for the internationalcommunity. His comprehensive account of peacekeeping cooperation offers both an original theoretical frameworkand rich case studies drawn from Afghanistan, Congo, Macedonia, and Sudan. What Is Global Peacekeeping Cooperation? Contexts and Actors. Understanding PeacekeepingCooperation. Operational Collaboration: Sudan and Congo. Joint Decisionmaking: Macedonia, Afghanistan, andCongo. Capacity-Building Assistance and African Peacekeeping. Global Security Governance and InternationalCooperation.