Gunhild Hoogensen Gjørv is an Associate Professor at the University of Tromsø, Norway.

• Contents: Part I Introduction, Theory, Core Concepts and Actors: Introduction; Theorizing civil-military interaction: security, legitimacy, authority and obligation; Actors in the civil-military relationship. Part II Norwegian Experiences in Civil-Military Interaction: Norwegian humanitarian policy, the Norwegian model and irresponsible idealism; CIMIC: the ’function-that-shall-not-be-named’. Part III Challenges, Lessons-Learned and Recommendations: ’Hearts-and-minds’ and vacuums; The politics of humanitarian space; Why civil-military interaction? Some recommendations; A Norwegian future in civil-military interaction?; Conclusion. Appendix: methods and parameters; Bibliography; Index.

’Hoogensen Gjørv provides us with a fascinating and detailed insight in the Norwegian practice of civil-military interaction. The many examples and the way the author relates these to theoretical concepts make this book a very interesting read for scholars and practitioners alike.’ Sebastiaan Rietjens, Netherlands Defence Academy, The Netherlands ’Rarely has the civil-military interface been so comprehensively theorised, analyzed and contextualised. This study is grounded in the Norwegian experience in Afghanistan, but its findings and observations will be relevant for all scholars, policy makers and soldiers that are confronted with managing civil-military relationships in complex operations.’ Cedric de Coning, Norwegian Institute of International Affairs, Norway