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Civil Community-Peacekeeper Relations in UN Peacebuilding: The Case of South Asian Peacekeepers

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Authors

Krishnasamy, Kabilan

Issue Date
2015-11
Publisher
The Institute for Peace and Unification Studies, Seoul National University
Citation
Asian Journal of Peacebuilding, Vol.3 No.2, pp. 189-213
Keywords
civil community relationsUN Peacekeeperspeacebuildingintrastate conflictsSouth Asia
Abstract
Building peace to prevent the recurrence of conflict is an inevitable role of United Nations peacekeeping operations today. As this activity increasingly occurs in populated, low-intensity conflict areas, relations between peacekeepers and civil communities become significant. Peacebuilding cannot achieve any level of success unless it is directly relevant to the communal needs of the local people. Building an alliance for peace in civil communities is vital not only for strengthening civil community-peacekeeper relations but also for fostering a sense of ownership and responsibility in local minds. By examining the peacebuilding experience of South Asian states, this article shows that the complex, sensitive and volatile nature of todays operational environments have necessitated employing soft aspects of military science as part of a community-centered approach to peacebuilding.
ISSN
2288-2693 (print)
2288-2707 (online)
Language
English
URI
https://hdl.handle.net/10371/94814
DOI
https://doi.org/10.18588/201511.000042
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