Forging New Conventional Wisdom Beyond International Policing: Learning from Complex Political Realities

The book emphasises the need to understand peace missions from the vantage points of those affected by them and how it is important to include them in operational design and planning.

The book is an important read for practitioners and scholars alike, offering case studies based on an impressive amount of fieldwork.” – Professor Alex Bellamy, Griffith University

Charles T. Hunt is a Lecturer in International Security in the School of Political Science and International Studies, University of Queensland. He was a Senior Researcher on the Australian Federal Police funded project that led to this book. He has published on the rule of law, security sector reform, civilian protection as well as monitoring and evaluation in peace operations and conflict-affected societies.

Jodie Curth-Bibb is a higher-degree researcher working on performance management in Police Capacity Building Operations. She was a Senior Researcher on the AFP-funded project that culminated in this book.Her other research projects and publication areas include community policing in the Solomon Islands and local and informal approaches to social order in post-conflict interventions, and she is currently working on Indigenous policy issues.