Institutions for the common good : international protection regimes in international society / Bruce Cronin.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Cronin, Bruce, 1957- author.

Series:

Cambridge studies in international relations ; 93.

Cambridge studies in international relations ; 93

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Minorities--Civil rights.

Minorities.

Ethnic groups--Civil rights.

Ethnic groups.

Civil rights.

International organization.

International relations.

Nation-state.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (viii, 234 pages) : digital, PDF file(s).

Place of Publication:

Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2003.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

The protection of domestic populations by international institutions is both an anomaly and an enduring practice in international relations. It is an anomaly because in a system of sovereign states, the welfare of individuals and groups falls outside traditional definitions of state interest. Yet since the evolution of the nation-state system, collectivities of states have sought to protect religious minorities, dynastic families, national minorities, ethnic communities, individual citizens and refugees. Cronin explains this phenomenon by developing a theory that links international stability with the progress of a cohesive international order. His book examines how states attempt to provide for international stability by creating International Protection Regimes - multilateral institutions designed to protect clearly defined classes of people within sovereign states. It argues that in the aftermath of major systemic changes states try to create international orders by regulating the relationship between governments and their populations, particularly in newly-formed and reorganized states.

Contents:

1. Introduction: international relations theory and the common good

2. International protection regimes in an international order

3. The national state and the protection of ethnic minorities

4. The liberal state and the protection of European citizens

5. The multicultural state and the protection of ethnic communities

6. The nation-state and the protection of refugees

7. Conclusion.

Notes:

Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 05 Oct 2015).

Includes bibliographical references (p. 214-229) and index.

ISBN:

1-107-13747-0

1-280-43673-5

0-511-18032-2

0-511-06236-2

0-511-20443-4

0-511-30727-6

0-511-49131-X

0-511-07082-9

OCLC:

57254297