Issam M. Fares | Former Deputy Prime Minister of Lebanon

Presentation of the findings of an IFI research study entitled Irish Peacekeeping in Lebanon

14 Dec 2012

The IFI United Nations in the Arab World Program

Cordially invites you
to a presentation of the findings of an IFI research study
entitled

Irish Peacekeeping in Lebanon:
A Historical, Political and Socio-Cultural Study

Rita Sakr

This IFI study explores Irish peacekeeping within UNIFIL from its creation in 1978
to the 2006 war and its aftermath. It focuses on the importance of humanitarian assistance and civilian protection to the Irish peacekeepers ethos and mission in South Lebanon. It further examines the concept of Irish “neutrality” in the context of peacekeeping in the conflict-ridden Middle East, and within framework of
participation in NATO Partnership for Peace and European Union Military Staff, and the history of peacekeepers' training and civil-military coordination mechanisms.

Friday, December 14,
2012 | 12:30- 2:00 pm - West Hall, Auditorium B

Rita Sakr is a Research
Associate on a Global Uncertainties Leadership Fellowship at the University
of Kent, UK. She has a PhD from the University of Nottingham, UK and has
published works on Middle-Eastern studies, migrant writings, post-conflict
cultures and literatures, and James Joyce.

Discussant:

Timur Goksel is a lecturer at the Department of
Political Studies and Public Administration at AUB, and former UNIFIL
senior advisor.

Moderator:

Karim Makdisi is the Faculty Research Director for the
IFI United Nations in the Arab World Program, and an Associate Professor
at the Department of Political Studies and Public Administration, AUB