Rethinking Humanitarian Intervention in the 21st Century

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Synopsis

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.

Book details

Author:
Aiden Warren, Damian Grenfell
ISBN:
9781474423830
Related ISBNs:
9781474423816
Publisher:
Edinburgh University Press
Pages:
N/A
Reading age:
Not specified
Includes images:
Yes
Date of addition:
2018-09-20
Usage restrictions:
Copyright
Copyright date:
2017
Copyright by:
Aiden Warren and Damian Grenfell 
Adult content:
No
Language:
English
Categories:
Nonfiction, Politics and Government