Token Forces

by Xiaojun Li and Katharina P Coleman

Token forces - tiny national troop contributions in much larger coalitions - have become ubiquitous in UN peacekeeping. This Element examines how and why this contribution type has become the most common form of participation in UN peace operations despite its limited relevance for missions' operational success. It conceptualizes token forces as a path-dependent unintended consequence of the norm of multilateralism in international uses of military...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 100904883X
• ISBN13: 9781009048835
• Release Date: December 2022
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 104 Pages
• Weight: 0.33 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.2" x 6.0" x 9.0"