LAW ENFORCEMENT FORCES WITH MILITARY STATUS IN PEACEKEEPING OPERATIONS
Abstract
Since the end of the Cold War, peacekeeping operations have gained importance as an essential part of UN peace activities. The present day transformed security environment for peacekeeping operations requiring more pro-active resilient security structures and the ability to intervene in security hotspots. It is argued in this article that ‘Law Enforcement Forces with Military Status’(LEFMS) provide an effective operational force for dealing with emerging threats. Having examined their national and multinational status there are positive indications that gendarmerie-type forces can indeed be a supportive force in partnership with the peacekeeping abilities of international actors. The research findings are exploratory with descriptive statistics used to support the arguments presented.
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Primary Language
Turkish
Subjects
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Journal Section
Research Article
Authors
Cenker Korhan Demir
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Lecturer at Gendarmerie and Coast Guard Academy Security Sciences Institute/Ankara, currently as a Post-Doctoral Research Fellow at The Centre for Trust, Peace, and Social Relations in Coventry University/Coventry
Türkiye
Publication Date
November 15, 2017
Submission Date
November 16, 2017
Acceptance Date
November 9, 2017
Published in Issue
Year 2017 Volume: 6 Number: 2