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Humanitarian intervention - what's in a name?
journal contribution
posted on 2023-06-08, 12:56 authored by Beate JahnWhy has the term humanitarian intervention experienced such a meteoric rise into the core of academic as well as public political discourse? An investigation of classical theory shows that the use of force to help citizens of other states has been regularly contemplated and practiced in the past. The concept of humanitarian intervention therefore does not describe new policies; instead it serves to hide the political nature of these policies today and functions as a ‘doctrinal advance guard’ for a new international order. It is the political conjuncture that requires a new name for old policies and its radical political content that explains the timing, speed and impact of this term
History
Publication status
- Published
Journal
International PoliticsISSN
1354-0661Publisher
Palgrave MacmillanExternal DOI
Issue
1Volume
49Page range
36-58Department affiliated with
- International Relations Publications
Full text available
- No
Peer reviewed?
- Yes