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“Non-Traditional Military Activities” in Peace Support Operations
On March 2nd 2010, Christoff Lührs introduced his ongoing dissertation research at CCOE. NATO’s Peace Support Operations in Bosnia, Kosovo, and Afghanistan have been the subject of scholarly works and policy debates on the relative merits of expanding the range of “non-traditional” military activities. Drawing on the rich literature on “securitization”, this research project posits a circular dynamic at work: the use of military assets for an expanding array of tasks and activities on the ground serves to perpetuate an understanding of the respective area of operations in terms of “security,” thus necessitating the continued presence of those assets. The investigation focuses on repeated cycles of organizational learning to analyze how notions of security take shape in policy discourses, military doctrine, training, and the practices of NATO units in theater.
Christoff Lührs is a doctoral candidate at the School of International Service, American University in Washington, DC. He holds degrees in
War Studies and International Relations from King’s College London and has conducted research in Security Studies, International Peace and
Conflict Resolution, and Stability Operations/Complex Operations at the School of International Service and the National Defense University in Washington, DC.
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