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Humanitarian intervention and the moral dimension of violence
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Brostrom, J, Humanitarian intervention and the moral dimension of violence, Violence and the state, Manchester University Press, M Killingsworth, M Sussex, and J Pakulski (ed), Manchester, pp. 155-182. ISBN 978-0-7190-9702-7 (2015) [Research Book Chapter]
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Abstract
THIS CHAPTER EXAMINES the use of moral suasion in cases of violence, justified
as humanitarian intervention. It argues that rather than this being reflective
of normative shifts in world politics brought about by global civil society,
it can be explained by referring to the role of power and interests. After an
examination of how supporters of global civil society have argued for changing
norms of sovereignty tied to greater acceptance of human rights, the chapter
takes a critical view of the notion of the just use of force. Specifically I argue that
where instances of humanitarian intervention have occurred, there have been
particularistic national interests motivating elite decisions to use force. Thus,
the chapter finds that normative perspectives misrepresent the moral considerations
that justify the use of force. Instead I find that a focus on the interests relative
to morality offers a more accurate understanding of what factors motivate
a state's commitment to resort to violence in order to achieve 'humanitarian'
objectives.
Item Details
Item Type: | Research Book Chapter |
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Keywords: | humanitarianism, violence, moral |
Research Division: | Human Society |
Research Group: | Political science |
Research Field: | International relations |
Objective Division: | Expanding Knowledge |
Objective Group: | Expanding knowledge |
Objective Field: | Expanding knowledge in human society |
UTAS Author: | Brostrom, J (Ms Jannika Brostrom) |
ID Code: | 126179 |
Year Published: | 2015 |
Deposited By: | College Office - CALE |
Deposited On: | 2018-05-28 |
Last Modified: | 2018-08-09 |
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