"Together we stand." : the experiences of peacekeepers social functioning under the UNIFIL crisis management operation
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Social functioning is considered one of the key areas of analysis when discussing the overall performance of a peacekeeper. Other important areas are physical-, psychological- and ethical performance. This study focuses on the concept of social functioning and considers its different definitions and their meaning. Social functioning has not been widely studied in the area of peacekeeping operations and is therefore an interesting area to study closer.
This article aims to show how social functioning appears among Finnish peacekeepers under an international crisis management operation UNIFIL (U.N. Interim Force in Lebanon) in South Lebanon. The purpose of the study is to highlight the wide concept of social functioning and to point out its different aspects when connected to team like interactions and cooperation. The study also seeks to build an overall picture of the social functioning of peacekeepers.
The material of the study was gathered in October-November 2014 in Southern Leb
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