Table of Contents

List of Figures
List of Maps
List of Boxes
List of Tables
Acknowledgements
List of Abbreviations
Guide to companion website
Introduction


Part 1: Concepts and Issues
1 Peace Operations in Global Politics
2 Who are the Peacekeepers?




Part 2: Historical Development
3 The Early Peacekeepers
4 Peace Operations During the 1990s
5 Peace Operations in the Twenty-First Century




Part 3: Types of Peace Operations
6 Preventive Deployments
7 Traditional Peacekeeping
8 Wider Peacekeeping
9 Peace Enforcement
10 Assisting Transitions
11 Transitional Administrations
12 Peace Support Operations




Part 4: Contemporary Challenges
13 Regionalization
14 Privatization
15 Protection of Civilians
16 Gender
17 Policing




Conclusion/ Bibliography/ Index

About the Author

Alex J. Bellamy is Professor of International Security in the Griffith Asia Institute/Centre for Governance and Public Policy at Griffith University
Paul D. Williams is Associate Professor of International Affairs at the George Washington University, Washington, DC
Stuart Griffin is Senior Lecturer in the Defence Studies Department at King's College, London

Reviews

"The way the book combines a conceptual approach, practical
challenges and the politics of multidimensional peace operations
makes it one of the most comprehensive works on the topic and
therefore essential reading for all students, scholars and
practitioners of peace operations."

International Peacekeeping



"The issues and discussions raised in this book are vital
for anyone with a desire to understand peacekeeping operations. It
offers a genuine insight into the ongoing theoretical discourse of
preventing armed conflict and securing sustainable peace."

British Journal of Community Justice
"The first edition was a real gem, strong on the each of
conceptual, theoretical, and case study dimensions. If anything,
this new edition is even better. New chapters on gender and
privatization, among others, ensure that the book remains cutting
edge."

Paul F. Diehl, University of Illinois


"The second edition of Understanding Peacekeeping is a
superior book and builds on the earlier pattern of solid analysis
and insights as well as readability."

Thomas G. Weiss, City University of New York Graduate
Center


"The United Nations Charter promised to save succeeding
generations from the scourge of war. It offered half a solution by
outlawing war, but did not even mention the word "peacekeeping".
This thorough and accessible book shows how peacekeeping has come
to define modern efforts to resolve conflict, and the promise and
the pitfalls that it offers."

Simon Chesterman, New York University School of Law and
the National University of Singapore


"This is an essential book both for practitioners and for
students of international relations, security studies and peace
studies with an interest in peace operations Ð that litmus
test for the existence of a genuine post cold war international
community. A thoroughly updated version of the authors' highly
regarded first edition, the book offers comprehensive coverage,
lucid critical analysis of both theory and practice, detailed case
studies, and a clear and accessible prose style. The overall
positive conclusion is heartening."

Oliver Ramsbotham, Emeritus University of
Bradford


"A thorough, comprehensive and accessible account of
contemporary peacekeeping which provides a clear guide to the
theoretical and ethical issues involved, as well as a fine overview
of the history, politics and objectives of multilateral
intervention."

Norrie MacQueen, University of Dundee