How Much Culture is Needed? The Intercultural Dilemma of the Bundeswehr in ISAF

Tomforde, Maren

doi:10.1080/13533312.2010.516664

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“…ome United Nations (UN) peacekeepers underestimate the cultural awareness that has fueled several conflicts and jeopardized the efficiency of peacekeeping operations (Tomforde, 2010). As peacekeeping operations become more complex and widespread, cultural differences become more of a challenge.…”

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The Urgency of Training for Peacekeepers and Family Resilience in Reducing Conflict during Peacekeeping Operations

Malleleang¹,

KY²,

Santoso³

et al. 2022

IJRISS

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Cultural awareness in peacekeeping operations is gaining traction, particularly among academics, to eradicate the resulting conflict through ideas, points of view, or policies. These policies can identify specific strategies to help each operation succeed. Culture awareness applies not only to peacekeepers but also to their families. This study employs a qualitative approach with data and literature sources on The Importance of Peacekeeper Training and Family Resilience in Conflict Resolution. Peacekeepers use a variety of strategies to reduce the likelihood of cultural clashes. The author approaches pre-deployment training with tolerance and objectivity in all decisions, inter-group coordination, inter-group communication, and inter-group planning. These materials can help people understand UN peacekeeping operations’ fundamental principles, values, and protocols. These principles can guide peacekeepers and their families as they assist countries in transitioning from war to peace. The impact of culture on the success or failure of conflict resolution processes utilized in peacekeeping deployments has been substantial. To preserve their effectiveness as a tool for resolving modern conflicts, peacekeeping operations must make extraordinary efforts to address cultural challenges at all levels of interpersonal interaction and throughout the implementation process

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The Urgency of Training for Peacekeepers and Family Resilience in Reducing Conflict during Peacekeeping Operations

Malleleang¹,

KY²,

Santoso³

et al. 2022

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“…Understanding and cultural awareness are often underestimated by some United Nations (UN) peacekeepers, so it has sparked some conflict and undermine the effectiveness of peacekeeping operations (Tomforde, 2010;Paris, 2003). The challenge of cultural differences is increasing as peacekeeping operations become more complex and widespread.…”

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The Significance of Pre-Deployment Training, Culture Tolerance and Impartiality in Reducing Conflicts during Peacekeeping Operations: Malaysian Experiences

Nordin¹,

Husin²,

Salleh³

2021

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Cultural understanding is important in peacekeeping operations since it emphasizes on cooperation of various parties including the cooperation of the local community. Without cultural tolerance from both sides, this operation are difficult to run smoothly and effectively and in fact, this can also lead to a worsen situation, such as the armed conflict between the peacekeeping forces and the local community. Therefore, this study is carried out by using semi-structured interview of 25 officers who have been assigned under United Nations peacekeeping operations and it is centered on three parameters namely pre-deployment training, high level of tolerance and impartiality in discharging their duties. Most officers agree that these parameters are the most significant attributes that could reduce cultural based conflict in the assigned areas.

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“…To mitigate the inequalities in this relationship, some research on peacekeeping has emphasised the need for peace-builders to take into account local context and the need for building relationships with local people in a culturally aware way (Vuga 2010;Haddad 2010;Tomforde 2010;Harland). With regards to peacekeepers, Tomforde notes "there is no doubt that different actors in a conflict, be they conflicting parties, multinational peacekeepers or those planning the mission, carry with them certain cultural perceptions.…”

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“…With regards to peacekeepers, Tomforde notes "there is no doubt that different actors in a conflict, be they conflicting parties, multinational peacekeepers or those planning the mission, carry with them certain cultural perceptions. Indispensible in adjusting to local cultures is an examination of the self and interactions of culture across different actors in the development space" (Tomforde, 2010). Connecting this to gendered understandings, placing value on developing cultural awareness can be seen as a 'feminine' undertaking and is thus not prioritised.…”

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"Winning Hearts and Minds"? An Exploration of New Zealand Peacekeeping, Masculinities, and Identity in the Solomon Islands

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<p>Close attention to the practices of masculinity, and individual negotiations of identity are often rendered invisible when exploring the implications of having soldiers engaged as peacekeepers in communities emerging from conflict. Using a feminist post-structural framework and qualitative interviews, I investigate whether involvement in peacekeeping is producing new gender and identity experiences for some New Zealand soldiers. Specifically, I explore the perceptions of two New Zealand Army Reserve Force soldiers who participated in the Regional Assistance Mission to the Solomon Islands. Additionally, I engage with the reflections of seven Solomon Islanders to understand the impacts that these new understandings of gender and identity might have for conflict resolution and gender equality in local communities. My research finds that the practices that soldiers value and consider most useful to be a successful soldier are changing as a result of their involvement in peacekeeping. New ideas about masculinity in the armed forces are being engendered by the need for soldiers to express a sense of equality and respect towards local people. The changing nature of soldering is resulting in the emergence of practices that offer alternatives and/or challenge hegemonic and racialized militarized masculinities over those more traditionally valued in the armed forces. However, at the same time, some soldiers continue to place value on practices associated with hegemonic militarized masculinities, such as a belief in the continued need to carry weapons to create security. I further suggest that Solomon Islanders interpreted participating soldiers' behaviours through broader historical-cultural narratives about different countries forces and their perceived cultural sensitivity. Therefore, soldiers' everyday resistances to racial narratives and militarized masculinities were important for creating a sense of trust and respect with local residents. However, while some Solomon Islanders welcomed the sense of security that soldiers produced, the carrying of weapons by soldiers undermined local conflict resolution practices. By focussing on men and masculinities, my research contributes to discussions about hegemonic and militarized masculinities in peacekeeping, and challenges ideas that see men, masculinities and other aspects of identity as static or unconnected to historical and social practices.</p>

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How Much Culture is Needed? The Intercultural Dilemma of the Bundeswehr in ISAF

Cited by 8 publications

References 3 publications

The Urgency of Training for Peacekeepers and Family Resilience in Reducing Conflict during Peacekeeping Operations

The Urgency of Training for Peacekeepers and Family Resilience in Reducing Conflict during Peacekeeping Operations

The Significance of Pre-Deployment Training, Culture Tolerance and Impartiality in Reducing Conflicts during Peacekeeping Operations: Malaysian Experiences

"Winning Hearts and Minds"? An Exploration of New Zealand Peacekeeping, Masculinities, and Identity in the Solomon Islands

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