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Frontmatter -- CONTENTS -- 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

Venezuela has had a long and bloody history of military dictatorships. Yet, since 1958, it has developed one of the few effective, competitive democracies in Latin America. To explain this transformation Daniel H. Levine analyzes the development of modern mass-based political parties with pervasive organizations and commanding strong loyalties; the changing structure and content of social and political conflict; and the gradual emergence of common norms governing political behavior. This book does not pretend to be a general survey of Venezuelan politics. Rather, it is an attempt to understa

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. Daniel H. Levine uses insights from care ethics as well as extensive interviews with peacekeepers to develop the idea that peacekeepers have no enemies and should be seeking to bring even abusive actors into a Kantian 'kingdom of ends'. He argues that, while it contains elements of all three, peacekeeping is morally distinct from war, policing and governance. And he asserts that the traditional 'holy trinity' of peacekeeping principles - consent, impartiality, and minimum use of force - still provide the best guide to its morality. Key Features. Cases discussed include Darfur, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Haiti and Liberia Focuses on protection and reconciliation rather than victory Excerpts from interviews with peacekeepers in the field, predominantly from Africa and India

Politics, religion, and society in Latin America -- A note on theory and method -- Transformations in Catholicism and Protestantism -- Democracy, pluralism, and religion -- Social movements and civil society -- Religion and violence -- Rights and reconciliation -- Comparative perspectives -- Looking toward Latin America's future

Venezuela has had a long and bloody history of military dictatorships. Yet, since 1958, it has developed one of the few effective, competitive democracies in Latin America. To explain this transformation Daniel H. Levine analyzes the development of modern mass-based political parties with pervasive organizations and commanding strong loyalties; the changing structure and content of social and political conflict; and the gradual emergence of common norms governing political behavior. This book does not pretend to be a general survey of Venezuelan politics. Rather, it is an attempt to understa.