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The Cosmopolitan Military

Armed Forces and Human Security in the 21st Century

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  • © 2015

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Authors:
  1. Jonathan Gilmore

    1. Department of Politics, Kingston University, UK

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Part of the book series: New Security Challenges (NSECH)

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Table of contents (8 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-ix
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  2. Introduction

    • Jonathan Gilmore
    Pages 1-12

  3. A Cosmopolitan Renaissance in the Theory and Practice of International Relations

    • Jonathan Gilmore
    Pages 13-40

  4. Military Orthodoxy and the Warfighting Tradition

    • Jonathan Gilmore
    Pages 41-65

  5. The Troubled Cosmopolitan Present

    • Jonathan Gilmore
    Pages 67-95

  6. Reimagining Cosmopolitanism as Military Practice

    • Jonathan Gilmore
    Pages 97-126

  7. The United Nations: Concepts, Capability and the Cosmopolitan Military

    • Jonathan Gilmore
    Pages 127-159

  8. Constructing the ‘Cosmopolitan-Minded’ National Military

    • Jonathan Gilmore
    Pages 161-198

  9. Conclusion

    • Jonathan Gilmore
    Pages 199-209

  10. Back Matter

    Pages 211-239
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About this book

What role should national militaries play in an increasingly globalised and interdependent world? This book examines the often difficult transition they have made toward missions aimed at protecting civilians and promoting human security, and asks whether we might expect the emergence of armed forces that exist to serve the wider human community.

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“The book is a magnificent blend of both the theories behind, and the practical ventures of, the cosmopolitan conflict resolution paradigm. … This book is a valuable contribution and recommended reading for students of peace and security studies, conflict management and international politics. Equally, it is a useful guidebook for researchers, practitioners and policymakers for understanding the evolution of conflict resolution through cosmopolitan military engagement.” (Sajjad Ahmed, LSE Review of Books, blogs.lse.ac.uk, April, 2016)

Authors and Affiliations

  • Department of Politics, Kingston University, UK

    Jonathan Gilmore

About the author

Jonathan Gilmore is a Senior Lecturer in Politics and International Relations at Kingston University. His research centres on the connections between international ethics, foreign policy rhetoric and the practice of security, with particular reference to peace operations and humanitarian intervention. His previous work has been published in Security Dialogue, European Journal of International Relations, British Journal of Politics and International Relations, and International Affairs.

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