Unauthorised Humanitarian Interventions in World Politics: An Assessment of Their Impact on International Society

✍ Scribed by Christian Pohlmann

• Publisher: Springer Fachmedien Wiesbaden;Springer VS
• Year: 2021
• Tongue: English
• Leaves: 308
• Series: Globale Gesellschaft und internationale Beziehungen
• Edition: 1st ed.
• Category: Library

✦ Synopsis

The question if states should intervene in massive humanitarian emergencies without a legal right to do so, is still object of an important debate in the theory and practice of international relations. This situation has not changed with the emergence of the ‘Responsibility to Protect’ norm, which stopped short of a right to intervene without a Security Council authorisation. The book assesses the impact of such unauthorised humanitarian interventions on international society and regions; it is written in the context of the English School of International Relations. Based on empirical studies the author argues that they can be progressive-constructive for international order, if conducted with explicit legitimacy, integrity, and great power participation. The argument is based on the analysis of six cases conducted between 1946 and 2005. Specific consideration is given to the cases of Liberia (1990) and Kosovo (1999). In sum, the book contributes to the solidarism-pluralism debate and the discourse on humanitarian interventions.

✦ Table of Contents

Front Matter ....Pages i-xx
Introduction (Christian Pohlmann)....Pages 1-9
English School as Theoretical Paradigm for the Analysis of Humanitarian Interventions (Christian Pohlmann)....Pages 11-26
The Humanitarian Intervention Debate (State of the Art) (Christian Pohlmann)....Pages 27-45
Humanitarian Intervention: A Non-Normative and Analytical Definition (Christian Pohlmann)....Pages 47-63
Impact Theorems: Concretising the Solidarism-Pluralism Debate on HI (Christian Pohlmann)....Pages 65-78
A Systematic Case Pre-Selection (Christian Pohlmann)....Pages 79-88
Humanitarian Interventions in Contemporary History (1946–2005) (Christian Pohlmann)....Pages 89-152
Operationalisation and Research Design (Christian Pohlmann)....Pages 153-168
Short of Great Power Politics, Short of Impact: The UHIs in the Cold War (Christian Pohlmann)....Pages 169-178
The Benefit of Being on One’s Own: The Impact of ECOWAS’ UHI in Liberia (Christian Pohlmann)....Pages 179-195
The Coerced Great Power Concert: The Impact of NATO’s UHI in Kosovo (Christian Pohlmann)....Pages 197-217
The Tale of Opened Floodgates: Comparing and Explaining the Impact of UHIs on International and Regional Order (Christian Pohlmann)....Pages 219-240
Human Rights are an Inelastic Regime: Comparing and Explaining the Impact of UHIs on Human Rights (Christian Pohlmann)....Pages 241-246
UHI-Impact Theory and Implications for the Understanding of International Society (Christian Pohlmann)....Pages 247-261
Conclusion (Christian Pohlmann)....Pages 263-273
Back Matter ....Pages 275-296

✦ Subjects

Political Science and International Relations; International Security Studies; International Organization; Comparative Politics; Political Science; European Politics