[Easttimorstudies] An article on the role of military and peace-building

Jennifer Drysdale jenster at cres10.anu.edu.au
Fri Jun 16 10:14:45 EST 2006


This article is not about East Timor but 
interesting in light of current events.

Conflict, Security and Development
   Publisher:  Routledge, part of the Taylor & Francis Group
   Issue:  Volume 6, Number 2 / June 2006
   Pages:  241 - 252
   URL: 
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   DOI:  10.1080/14678800600739317

The military as a resource for peace-building: time for reconsideration?
Opinion

Geoff Harris A1

A1

Abstract:

The use of the military for development purposes 
in the 1960s fell out of fashion following its 
involvement in human rights abuses in many 
countries. This article examines whether it is 
now appropriate to welcome back the military as 
an agent of peacebuilding. Two arguments in 
favour­the economic and the Gandhian­are 
considered and then compared with some arguments 
against. While there is an obvious role for the 
military in peacekeeping, the article concludes 
that the military's emphasis on the use of force 
renders it unsuitable, by comparison with 
civilian bodies, for the tasks of peacebuilding.




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