[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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