On the Idea of Humanitarian Intervention : A New Compartmentalization of IR Theories / Piotr Pietrzak

Format:

• Book

Author/Creator:

• Pietrzak, Piotr, Author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

• Conflict.
• Genocide.
• International relations.
• Syria.

Local Subjects:

• Conflict.
• Genocide.
• International relations.
• Syria.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (293 pages)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Hannover ibidem 2021

Biography/History:

Piotr Pietrzak is co-founder and editor-in-chief of In Statu Nascendi - Journal of Political Philosophy and International Relations, a non-profit charitable organization based in Sofia, Bulgaria. He specializes in the Middle East and the Islamic World and looks at his research area through the prism of some of the most exciting developments in the International Relations theory, geopolitics, conflict resolution strategies, and international law. His primary interests relate to recent socio-political developments in Afghanistan, Cyprus, the Former Yugoslavia, Iraq, Iran, Libya, Syria, Egypt, Somalia, Sudan, South Sudan, Democratic Republic of Congo, and Yemen, as well as Georgia and Ukraine. Also, Pietrzak regularly comments on matters related to the superpower competition during and after the cold war.

Summary:

This study launches a systematic inquiry into the nature of the concept of humanitarian intervention, focusing on its primary function of the protection of the endangered civilian populations who find themselves at the grave risk of genocide. This is strengthened by a recollection of selected historical examples of similar events and the responses to them by the international community, empowered by our modern understanding of the principle of state sovereignty, human rights, and anti-genocide legislation. Applying the in-statu-nascendi ontology that accounts for the latest hybridized compartmentalization of various IR-related theories, the author provides a deep ontological inquiry into the nature, origin, and genesis of the idea of humanitarian intervention and opens up a broader debate on the limits of the principle of state sovereignty as well as on the international community’s ignorance of some of the most severe cases of human rights abuses around the world.

Contents:

• Intro
• Preface to the First Edition
• Acknowledgments
• Introduction
• On the structure of the publication
• Chapter One. On the Main Motivation behind this Project, its Main Hypothesis, its Feasibility, and its Methodology
• Chapter 1 | Short synopsis
• On the Main Motivation behind this Project
• The Project's Main Hypotheses
• Feasibility of this Project
• On Methodology Used
• Chapter 1 | Short conclusion
• Chapter Two. Adopting an Ontological Mode of Thinking in IR theory
• Chapter 2 | Short synopsis
• Adopting an Ontological Mode of Thinking
• Who can be an Ontologist?
• Responsibility of Ontologist
• What Type of Ontological Thinker do I Consider Myself to Be?
• What is Unique about this Particular Ontological Inquiry?
• Explaining the Main Difference between Ontology and Epistemology
• A Brief Manual on How to Perform an Ontological Inquiry
• The Use of Ontology in the Modern World
• Constraining IR Theory within a Strong Ontological Framework or treating it as Ontology Itself?
• Introduction to the New Way of Looking at IR Theory.
• On the Emergence of In-Statu-Nascendi-Type Ontology in IR Theory
• Towards Much Deeper Ontological Rigor of Thinking
• Brief Reflections before Taking a Road Less Travelled
• Chapter 2 | Short conclusion
• Chapter Three. A Brief Introduction to the "Typical" IR Debate on the Idea of Humanitarian Intervention
• Chapter 3 | Short synopsis
• The Predefined Background Debate
• What is Genocide?
• The NATO-led Military Intervention against the Former Yugoslavia
• The Responsibility to Protect as a New Humanitarian Standard?
• The Proponents and the Opponents of the Idea of Humanitarian Intervention
• The UN-Based Security System and its Role in Dealing with Humanitarian Emergencies-Further Discussion
• Chapter 3 | Short conclusion.
• Chapter Four. On the idea of Humanitarian Intervention seen through the prism of the International Relations (IR) theory
• How IR Scholars Try to Approach the Idea of HI thus far
• "The Principality of Realism"
• "The Principality of Liberalism"
• The Principality of the English School of IR theory
• "The Postcolonial Palatinate"
• "The Duchy of Feminism"
• "The House of neo-Marxism"
• "The City-States of Constructivism and Rationalism"
• "The Forbidden Gardens of Poststructuralist IR Theory"
• Quo Vadis IR Theory?-Ahead of the Long Discussions Ahead
• Chapter 4 | Short conclusion
• Chapter Five. The IR-Related Scientific Ontology of In Statu Nascendi and the Challenge in the General Understanding the Idea of Humanitarian Intervention
• Chapter 5 | Short synopsis
• Building upon the IR theory we know and moving beyond it.
• The Ontological Debate on the Idea of Humanitarian Interventionand its (elusive) In-Statu-Nascendi character
• Comparative ad hoc study between Bhaskar's scientific realism, aka his realist ontology (1979) vs. Wendt's Structuration theory (1987) vs. Pietrzak's ontology of in statu nascendi
• Further reading
• Chapter 5 | Short conclusion
• Chapter Six. The Global Pleas for Humanitarian Intervention in Syria
• Chapter 6 | Short synopsis
• Approaching the Syrian conflict (2011-present)
• Selected events that have changed the nature of the Syrian conflict.
• Towards the end of the Syrian conflict
• The ethical dimension of the debate on the idea of HI in Syria
• Responsibilities before the intervention
• Responsibilities after any eventual intervention
• Further Discussion
• Chapter 6 | Short conclusion
• Chapter Seven. Addressing the Need for a Deeper Philosophical Turn in Future IR theory-related Investigations
• Chapter 7 | Short synopsis.
• Philosophical Ontology in the Ancient World
• Ontological Thinking in the Middle Ages and in Early Modernity
• Ontological Mode of Thinking in the 20th century
• Chapter 7 | Short conclusion
• Chapter Eight. SWOT Analysis of In Statu Nascendi type of Ontology, the Idea of Humanitarian Intervention In Statu Nascendi, &
• the New Experimental Phase of Further Debates on Selected Humanitarian Emergencies.
• Chapter 8 | Short synopsis
• Part I. Ad hoc SWOT analysis of Ontology In Statu Nascendi
• Part II. What makes the Syrian crisis the epitome of a case study for exploring a new ontological discussion/re-conceptualization of humanitarian intervention?
• Part III. The main results of the research after testing the initial hypothesis.
• Part IV. The Idea of Humanitarian Intervention in statu nascendi
• Part V. Hinc lucem et pocula sacra-From this place, we gain enlightenment and precious knowledge.
• Exercise No. 1. A classic interdepartmental Realist-Liberal debate on the concept of humanitarian intervention
• Exercise No. 2. Liberal School of IR in Further Debate on Values and Human Rights
• Exercise No. 3. On "Kantian" Liberalism
• Exercise No. 4. The Middle East of 2050-Semi Constructivist Semi Hegelian topsy-turvy (inverted) world outlook
• Exercise No. 5. First world problems vs. Third World Problems: Jackie Kennedy's post-JFK assassination moment-Feminist perspective
• Exercise No. 6. Why wasn't Auschwitz bombed?
• Exercise No. 7. Postcolonialist outlook
• Exercise No. 8. The idea of humanitarian intervention seen through the theories of project and projectivity.
• Exercise No. 9. The role of the philosophy of relativity in untangling the philosophical aspect of the debate in question.
• Chapter 8 | Short conclusion
• Conclusion
• Glossary of Latin phrases
• Bibliography
• On political ontology &.
• methodology
• On the Syrian Uprising
• On the Syrian conflict, conflict resolution strategies &
• UN-based security system
• On the Syrian regime
• On the Moderate Members of the Syrian Opposition
• On the Kurds' role in the Syrian and Iraqi conflicts
• On Islamic State (ISIS) and Jabhat al-Nusra's actions in Syria &
• Iraq
• On Hezbollah's involvement in Syria
• On Terrorism
• On Genocide &
• the Genocide Conventions
• On the Ghouta Chemical Attack
• On Khan Sheikhoun Chemical Attacks
• On Russia's involvement in the Syrian Conflict
• On the U.S. involvement in the Syrian Conflict
• On Turkey's involvement in Syria's internal affairs
• The IR theory: Classical Approaches
• The IR theory: Non-Classical Approaches
• On philosophical ontology and philosophical method-in preparations for further more contemplative deliberations
• Other helpful methodological literature used during the work on this project.
• Selected Work of the Author.

Other Format:

Print version: Pietrzak, Piotr On the Idea of Humanitarian Intervention

ISBN:

3-8382-7592-6

OCLC:

1288214808

Publisher Number:

9783838275925