The Nepalese Army: From counterinsurgency to peacekeeping?

The Nepalese Army: From counterinsurgency to peacekeeping?

Can peacekeeping participation help reform military institutions in democratizing states? Drawing on evidence from Nepal - one of the world's largest troop contributors to UN peacekeeping operations - this essay illustrates that participation in peace missions can sometimes undermine security s...

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Published in:Small wars & insurgencies Vol. 25; no. 5-6; pp. 992 - 1016
Main Author: Sotomayor, Arturo C.
Format: Journal Article
Language:English
Published: Abingdon Routledge 03-09-2014
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Subjects:
Armed forces
Army
Civil-military relations
civilian control
Civilians
Counterinsurgency
Democracy
Democratization
Military Civilian Relations
Military Personnel
Nepal
Participation
Peace keeping
Peacekeeping
Peacekeeping forces
Rebellions
Reform
Security
United Nations
Nepal
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Summary:Can peacekeeping participation help reform military institutions in democratizing states? Drawing on evidence from Nepal - one of the world's largest troop contributors to UN peacekeeping operations - this essay illustrates that participation in peace missions can sometimes undermine security sector reform and deteriorate civil-military relations. Furthermore, this analysis shows that peacekeeping participation will not necessarily reorient troops away from their conventional internal roles (such as counterinsurgency) or improve civilian control over the armed forces. Hence, civilians can lose control over soldiers just as frequently when they are deployed overseas as when they are at home.
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ISSN:0959-2318
1743-9558
DOI:10.1080/09592318.2014.945640