{"product_id":"military-integration-after-civil-wars-1","title":"Military Integration after Civil Wars","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis book examines the role of multiethnic armies in post-conflict reconstruction, and demonstrates how they can promote peacebuilding efforts.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe author challenges the assumption that multiethnic composition leads to weakness of the military, and shows how a multiethnic army is frequently the impetus for peacemaking in multiethnic societies. Three case studies (Nigeria, Lebanon and Bosnia-Herzegovina) determine that rather than external factors, it is the internal structures that make or break the military institution in a socially challenging environment. The book finds that where the political will is present, the multiethnic military can become a symbol of reconciliation and coexistence. Furthermore, it shows that the military as a professional identity can supersede ethnic considerations and thus facilitates cooperation within the armed forces despite a hostile post-conflict setting. In this, the book challenges widespread theories about ethnic identities and puts professional identities on an equal footing with them.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe book will be of great interest to students of military studies, ethnic conflict, conflict studies and peacebuilding, and IR in general\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFlorence Gaub\u003c\/strong\u003e is a Researcher and Lecturer at the NATO Defence College in Rome. She holds a PhD in International Politics from Humboldt University, Berlin.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Taylor \u0026 Francis Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54261498970456,"sku":"9780415580946","price":198.4,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0278\/1295\/4195\/files\/9780415580946.jpg?v=1769148925","url":"https:\/\/agendabookshop.com\/products\/military-integration-after-civil-wars-1","provider":"Agenda Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}