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Much of the scholarly literature on peacekeeping focuses on
particular peacekeeping operations, or on the political bargaining
between peacekeeping participants at both the institutional and
national levels. However, there is very little published research
on why nations commit forces to peacekeeping operations. As Sandra
Whitworth noted in a book review of six books on peacekeeping in
the International Journal, the important political questions thus
far have not been asked: who benefits, who pays, and who is
excluded?. This book addresses that need. The authors focus
specifically on the political and economic motivations that
influence the decision to participate in peacekeeping. They
consider how definitions of national interest frame the political
debate, and what the reasons are for the military support or
opposition for peacekeeping operations. They also explore the role
of inter-agency politics, the role of public opinion in
peacekeeping decisions, and the influence of pressure from other
nations and non-nation actors to commit peacekeeping forces. Each
chapter includes several recent cases of national peacekeeping to
illustrate how national political debates framed their c
Most literature on peacekeeping narrowly focuses on particular
peacekeeping operations, and the political bargaining between
peacekeeping participants. However, there is very little published
research on why nations actually commit forces to peacekeeping
operations. This new book meets this need.
The authors focus specifically on the political and economic
motivations that influence the decision to participate in
peacekeeping. They consider how definitions of national interest
frame the political debate, and what the reasons are for the
military support for, or opposition to, peacekeeping operations.
They also explore the role of inter-agency politics, the role of
public opinion in peacekeeping decisions, the influence of pressure
from other nations and non-nation actors to commit peacekeeping
forces.
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