Obserwatorzy, uczestnicy operacji humanitarnej, eksperci i specjaliści z dziedziny logistyki. Udział Polaków w misjach pokojowych w Afryce Subsaharyjskiej w okresie PRL
Observers, Humanitarian Operation Participants, Experts and Specialists in Logistics: Participation of Poles in Peace Missions in Sub-Saharan Africa during the Communist Period

Summary/Abstract: The aim of the article is to present the involvement of Poles in peacekeeping missions in Sub-Saharan Africa. The introduction characterises the significance of peacekeeping missions and their distinctive features. Attention is drawn to controversies surrounding such operations in the postcolonial world in the context of the Cold War rivalry between superpowers and the functioning of the United Nations. The participation of Poles in three missions is then discussed: in Nigeria, Ethiopia and Namibia. The article ends with a comparative analysis of the factors determining participation in operations (institutional and political determinants and – to a lesser extent – individual motives), as well as showing the evolution of the forms of involvement of Poles: from observers in Nigeria, through participants in a humanitarian mission in Ethiopia, to experts and logistics specialists in Namibia.

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