Peacekeeping operations and civil–military relations: an emerging research agenda?
Résumé
This chapter explores the connections among two fields of studies that have prima facie not much in common: the literature on peacekeeping and that of civil-military relations. Peacekeeping - a quintessential tool of multilateralism - is connected in multiple ways to distinct facets of civil-military relations. The chapter identifies and reviews four distinct debates that in different ways establish connections and linkages between peacekeeping operations and civil-military relations, and reviews its main arguments. It concludes by outlining several promising avenues for future research.