Globalization, international intervention and the assignment of blame

Authors

  • Alessandra Sarquis Sophia University - Tokyo (Japan)

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.14666/2194-7759-7-2-003

Keywords:

states, moral responsibility, global practices, UN interventions.

Abstract

Critical theorists dwell on the pressing issue of how states and multilateral organizations actually become agents who assign moral responsibilities among themselves.  A promising, yet insufficient approach to the issue considers that these collective agents are constituted inside ethical practices of responsibilities dominated by a power inequality amongst them. I argue that such approach fails to consider the extent to which the dynamic interaction of old and new political actors in a globalized context affects these practices and allows for inclusiveness and fluidity in the allocation of blame. The argument is pursued by analyzing the forms by which this dynamic interaction has been affecting the narrative and practice of UN interventions, particularly in Iraq and Kosovo.

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Author Biography

Alessandra Sarquis, Sophia University - Tokyo (Japan)

Dr. Alessandra Sarquis holds a Ph.D in Contemporary Political Theory awarded by London School of Economics (LSE). She is currently a Visiting Fellow at Sophia University and Adjunct-Lecturer at Tsukuba University in Japan.  Her latest publications are SARQUIS, A., “Confronting Alterity: Rawls and the Liberal Framework of Human Rights”, The International Journal of Human Rights and Constitutional Studies, Geneva: Inderscience Publishers, Vol. 3, No. 4, 2015 and SARQUIS, A. 2015. “Global Governance and the Demise of the Nation State” In Globalization and Responsibility: Challenges and Opportunities, edited by Stefan Litz. USA: Common Ground Publishers.

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Published

2019-02-12

How to Cite

Sarquis, A. (2019). Globalization, international intervention and the assignment of blame. Journal Global Policy and Governance, 7(2), 33-50. https://doi.org/10.14666/2194-7759-7-2-003

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Vol. 7 No. 2 (2018)

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