Inside UNIFIL's headquarters in Lebanon

Delphine Resteigne, Joseph Soeters

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Abstract

Purpose - The aim of the chapter is to analyze the multinational collaboration between troops-contributing countries, and between military and civilian personnel at UNIFIL's headquarters in South-Lebanon. Methodology/approach - The methodological approach consisted of semi-structured interviews and participatory observation. Findings - The multinational collaboration at the HQ was satisfactory, although not optimal as mutual stereotyping continued to exist. Western military personnel still prefers to operate in a NATO framework and resent some of the civil servants' privileges. This hampers a smooth civil- military cooperation to some extent. Originality/value of the paper - Few qualitative studies have looked at how participating nations collaborate at missions' headquarters. This study provides a look inside the daily work of military and civilian personnel at the operational level and, consequently, offers insights for improving multinational collaboration in future (peace) operations.

OriginalspracheEnglisch
TitelNew Wars, New Militaries, New Soldiers
UntertitelConflicts, The Armed Forces and the Soldierly Subject
Redakteure/-innenGerhard Kummel, Joseph Soeters
Seiten93-108
Seitenumfang16
DOIs
PublikationsstatusVeröffentlicht - 2012

Publikationsreihe

NameContributions to Conflict Management, Peace Economics and Development
Band19
ISSN (Print)1572-8323

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