
The Morality of Peacekeeping
Daniel H. Levine(Author)
Edinburgh University Press
Will be published approx. on 30. June 2026
Book
Paperback/Softback
376 pages
978-1-3995-7096-1 (ISBN)
Description
Peacekeeping, peace enforcement and 'stability operations' ask soldiers to use violence to create peace, defeat armed threats while having no enemies and uphold human rights without taking sides. The challenges that face peacekeepers cannot be easily reduced to traditional just war principles. Built on insights from care ethics, case studies including Darfur, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Haiti and Liberia and scores of interviews with peacekeepers, trainers and planners in the field in Africa, India and more, Daniel H. Levine sheds light on the challenges of peacekeeping. And he asserts that the traditional 'holy trinity' of peacekeeping principles - consent, impartiality, and minimum use of force - still provide the best moral guide for peacekeepers.
Reviews / Votes
This book reads, in part, as a 'conversation with self', deeply reflective, clear and helpful as Daniel Levine grapples with and explains the moral nature of peacekeeping. Hugely illustrative and rich. * Jakkie Cilliers, Executive Director, Institute for Security Studies, Pretoria office * Far and away the finest and clearest analysis of the ethical dimensions of this important peacebuilding tool written to date. Levine dives into long-standing issues of consent, impartiality, use of force, and civilian protection and comes up with novel insights and arguments of enormous appeal, logic, and practicality, while ensuring throughout a good theoretical grounding. I believe this book will prove a landmark in this field, an essential go-to for scholars and practitioners alike. * William Durch, The Stimson Center *More details
Series
Edition
New in Paperback
Language
English
Place of publication
Edinburgh
United Kingdom
Target group
College/higher education
Dimensions
Height: 234 mm
Width: 156 mm
ISBN-13
978-1-3995-7096-1 (9781399570961)
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Schweitzer Classification
Person
Daniel H Levine is an Assistant Professor of Public Policy at the University of Maryland, and a Research Fellow with the Center for International Security Studies at Maryland.
Content
Preface
Part I: General Considerations
1. Introduction
2. A Normative Framework for Peacekeeping
Part II: The Holy Trinity
3. Consent
4. Impartiality
5. Minimum Use of Force (A): Resort to Force
6. Minimum Use of Force (B): Peacekeeper Violence
Part III: Protecting Civilians
7. Protection and Vulnerability
8. Protection of Civilians from Non-Enemies: A Case Study of MONUC Support to Kimia II in the DRC
9. Protecting With Civilians
10. Conclusion
Part IV: Appendices
A. List of Acronyms
B. Interviews
Bibliography
Index
Part I: General Considerations
1. Introduction
2. A Normative Framework for Peacekeeping
Part II: The Holy Trinity
3. Consent
4. Impartiality
5. Minimum Use of Force (A): Resort to Force
6. Minimum Use of Force (B): Peacekeeper Violence
Part III: Protecting Civilians
7. Protection and Vulnerability
8. Protection of Civilians from Non-Enemies: A Case Study of MONUC Support to Kimia II in the DRC
9. Protecting With Civilians
10. Conclusion
Part IV: Appendices
A. List of Acronyms
B. Interviews
Bibliography
Index