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Martialling Peace

How the Peacekeeper Myth Legitimises Warfare

Author: Nicole Wegner   Series: Advances in Critical Military Studies

Martialling Peace
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Examines the mythology of the peacekeeper and how it functions to sustain militarism in global politics

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Examines the mythology of the peacekeeper and how it functions to sustain militarism in global politics

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This is a not a book about peacekeeping practices. This is a book about storytelling, fantasies, and the ways that people connect emotionally to myths about peacekeeping. The celebration of peacekeeping as a legitimate and desirable use of military force is expressed through the unproblematized acceptance of militarism. Introducing a novel framework-martial peace-the book offers an in-depth examination of the Canadian Armed Forces missions to Afghanistan and the use of police violence against Indigenous protests in Canada as case examples where military violence has been justified in the name of peace. It critically investigates the peacekeeper myth and challenges the academic, government, and popular beliefs that martial violence is required to sustain peace.

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A must-read in military and security studies, Martialling Peace rocks inherited assumptions that 'peacekeeping' decreases conflict. Wegner compellingly demonstrates that peacekeeping encourages and legitimates, rather than tempering, war. Building on feminist theory, discourse analysis, and careful empirical work on the Canadian context, this book deconstructs the deeply problematic peacekeeping myth.-- "Laura Sjoberg, Royal Holloway, University of London"

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About the Author

Nicole Wegner is a Lecturer in Politics and International Relations at the University of Auckland

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Publisher
Edinburgh University Press
Published
28th February 2025
Pages
160
ISBN
9781474492843

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