Beyond Keeping the Peace: Can Peacekeepers Reduce Ethnic Divisions After Violence?
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DOI: 10.1007/s11109-018-9493-1
Abstract: Existing research suggests that international peacekeeping contributes to conflict resolution and helps sustain peace, often in locations with hostile ethnic divisions. However, it is unclear whether the presence of peacekeepers actually reduces underlying ethnocentric views… read more here.
Keywords: keeping peace; ethnic divisions; peace peacekeepers; peacekeeper deployments ... See more keywords
Why do they serve? Changes and differences in motives of Danish soldiers deployed to peace-keeping and peace-enforcing missions
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DOI: 10.1080/10242694.2016.1200220
Abstract: This paper investigates what motivates young people to volunteer for peace-keeping or peace-enforcing missions and how their motives change between pre- and post-deployment. Data include information about social and military background, and motives for more… read more here.
Keywords: enforcing missions; peace keeping; keeping peace; peace enforcing ... See more keywords
Do Health Programs Contribute to Keeping the Peace? A Scientific Analysis.
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DOI: 10.1093/milmed/usab079
Abstract: INTRODUCTION The role of health problems and programs to address problems in keeping the peace has not been scientifically analyzed. We sought to mitigate this gap in knowledge. METHODS We examined hundreds of conflicts in… read more here.
Keywords: keeping peace; analysis; health conditions; health programs ... See more keywords