Rethinking Humanitarian Intervention in the 21st Century
Author | : Aiden Warren |
Publisher | : Edinburgh University Press |
Total Pages | : 337 |
Release | : 2017-06-02 |
ISBN-10 | : 9781474423823 |
ISBN-13 | : 1474423825 |
Rating | : 4/5 (825 Downloads) |
Download or read book Rethinking Humanitarian Intervention in the 21st Century written by Aiden Warren and published by Edinburgh University Press. This book was released on 2017-06-02 with total page 337 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Since the end of the Cold War, humanitarian interventions have continued to evolve and respond to a wide range of political crises. These insightful essays focus on the challenges associated with interventions when facing conflict and human rights violations, unmitigated systematic violence, state re-building, human mobility and dislocation. Each chapter is linked to the rest through three defining themes that permeate the book: the evolution of humanitarian interventions in a global era; the limits of sovereignty and the ethics of interventions; and the politics of post-intervention: (re)-building and humanitarian engagement. The authors incorporate a variety of case studies including Kosovo, Timor-Leste, Syria, Libya and Iraq, and examine the complexity of interventions across their different dimensions, including relevant doctrines such as R2P, 'Use of Force' and Human Security.