Alex J. Bellamy is Lecturer in Peace and Conflict Studies at the University of Queensland.Paul Williams is Lecturer in Security Studies, University of Birmingham. He previously taught in the Department of International Politics, University of Wales, Aberystwyth. His main research interests are in Theories of International Security, especially Critical Security Studies; International peacekeeping and co-editing (also published by Routledge).; British foreign policy and South African foreign policy. His previous publications include: co-authoring ;

• Introduction: Thinking anew about peace operations Alex J. Bellamy and Paul Williams Part 1: Exploring Conceptual Issues The 'Next Stage' in Peace Operations Theory? Alex J. Bellamy Peacekeeping and Critical Theory Michael Pugh The Responsibility to Protect? Imposing the Liberal Peace David Chandler UN Peacekeeping Operations and the Dilemma of Peacebuilding Consensus Oliver P. Richmond Part 2: 'Thinking Anew' in Practice Peace Operations and the International Financial Institutions: Insights from Rwanda and Sierra Leone Paul Williams Gender and UN Peace Operations: The confines of modernity Tarja Vayrynen Alternatives to Peacekeeping in Korea: The role of non-state actors and face-to-face encounters Roland Bleiker Critical Security Studies and the United Nations Preventive Deployment in Macedonia Eli Stamnes Conclusion: What future for peace operations? Brahimi and beyond Alex J. Bellamy and Paul Williams

'This book is outstanding in making a high impact and high-quality contribution to our understanding of how peace operations should function to empower people who are victims in conflict affected areas.' -Political Studies Review