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Peacekeeping in South Sudan R. Munson

Peacekeeping in South Sudan By R. Munson

Peacekeeping in South Sudan by R. Munson


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A scholarly perspective of a soldier's own challenges working in the United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS). This work examines how regional/cultural knowledge and language ability contribute to improved leadership in a UN operation, based on the author's own experiences as a staff officer in South Sudan.

Peacekeeping in South Sudan Summary

Peacekeeping in South Sudan: One Year of Lessons from Under the Blue Beret by R. Munson

A scholarly perspective of a soldier's own challenges working in the United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS). This work examines how regional/cultural knowledge and language ability contribute to improved leadership in a UN operation, based on the author's own experiences as a staff officer in South Sudan.

About R. Munson

ROBERT MUNSON is an active duty U.S. Air Force officer, who has served for almost 25 years on both active duty and as a reservist. He deployed to UNMISS to serve as the chief of planning on the peacekeeping operation's military staff. He received his PhD in history from Boston University. Over the years, he has taught at Boston University, USA, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universitat, Germany, and Air University, USA. He is the author of The Nature of Christianity in Northern Tanzania (2013).

Table of Contents

List of Maps and Figures Acronyms and Abbreviations Introduction and Acknowledgements 1. As a Guinea Pig in South Sudan 2. Does the U.S. Do Peacekeeping? 3. Why are We Here? 4. There is No Intelligence in the UN: Working for UNMISS 5. J-5 Where Hope was (Often) a Plan 6. Does PoC Mean 'Protection of Cattle'? 7. Two flags, Two Perceptions: Life in UNMISS 8. Living an UNMISS Life in Juba and South Sudan 9. English and Other Curious Habits 10. Christianity Does Not Stay in the Church 11. I'm Here, They are There 12. Tying it All Together Bibliography

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NPB9781137501820
9781137501820
1137501820
Peacekeeping in South Sudan: One Year of Lessons from Under the Blue Beret by R. Munson
New
Hardback
Palgrave Macmillan
2015-06-21
172
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