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1 online resource (201 pages) |
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Global Institutions Ser |
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Global Institutions Ser
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| Contents |
Cover; Half Title; Series Page; Title Page; Copyright Page; Dedication; Table of Contents; Acknowledgements; List of abbreviations; Introduction; Sovereignty; Humanitarianism; Chapter overview; Conclusion; Notes; 1. An identity-based theory of sovereignty and moral obligation; The problem of difference; An identity-based theory of sovereignty; A genealogical approach to moral obligation and sovereignty; Conclusion; Notes; 2. Religious obligation, the Huguenots and the emergence of English sovereignty; The Huguenot refuge; Moral obligations and the emergence of the English confessional state |
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ConclusionNotes; 3. Abolitionist obligation, liberty, and the purpose of empire; The British slave trade and the road to abolition; Abolitionist obligation and British identity; The critics of abolition; Conclusion; Notes; 4. Colonial obligation, missionaries and the civilizing mission; The emergence of the missionary movement; Christianity and the civilizing mission; Conclusion; Notes; 5. Rights-based obligation, the Responsibility to Protect, and conditional sovereignty; From "humanitarian intervention" to "sovereignty as responsibility"; The evolution of R2P |
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The UN General Assembly debatesConclusion; Notes; 6. Conclusion: Sovereignty and the future of; Reimagining humanitarianism in international relations; Beyond humanitarianism; Conclusion; Notes; Bibliography; Index |
| Summary |
How has contemporary humanitarianism become the dominant framework for how states construct their moral obligations to non-citizens? To answer this question, this book examines the history of humanitarianism in international relations by tracing the relationship between transnational moral obligation and sovereignty from the 16th century to the present. Whereas existing studies of humanitarianism examine the diffusion of such norms or their transmission by non-state actors, this volumeexplicitly links humanitarianism to the broader concept of sovereignty. Rather than only focusing on the expansion of humanitarian norms, it examines how sovereignty both challenges andsets limits on them. Humanitarian norms are shown to act just as much to reinforce the logic of sovereignty as they do to challenge it. Contemporary humanitarianism is often described in universalist terms, which suggests that humanitarian activity transcends borders in order to provide assistance to those who suffer. In contrast, this book suggests a more counterintuitive and complex understanding of moral obligation, namely that humanitarian discourse not only provides a framework for legitimate humanitarian action, but it also establishes the limits of moral obligation. It will be of great interest to a wide audience of scholars and students in international relations theory, constructivism and norms, and humanitarianism and politics |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Subject |
International relations -- Moral and ethical aspects
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Humanitarianism -- Political aspects
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Sovereignty.
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sovereignty.
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POLITICAL SCIENCE -- International Relations -- General.
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POLITICAL SCIENCE -- International Relations -- Diplomacy.
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Humanitarianism -- Political aspects.
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International relations -- Moral and ethical aspects.
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Sovereignty.
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9781351361712 |
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1351361716 |
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9781351361705 |
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1351361708 |
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9781351361699 |
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1351361694 |
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9780203711958 |
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0203711955 |
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