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Motivations for Humanitarian intervention

Theoretical and Empirical Considerations

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Authors:
  1. Andreas Krieg

    1. , War & Defence Studies, King's College London, London, United Kingdom

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Part of the book series: SpringerBriefs in Ethics (BRIEFSETHIC)

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Table of contents (5 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xi
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  2. The Normative Debate

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 1-1
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    2. The Legal and Moral Legitimacy of Intervention

      • Andreas Krieg
      Pages 3-35

    3. National Interests and Altruism in Humanitarian Intervention

      • Andreas Krieg
      Pages 37-58

  3. The Empirical Analysis

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 59-59
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    2. The Motivation for Humanitarian Intervention

      • Andreas Krieg
      Pages 61-121

    3. Quantitative Analysis

      • Andreas Krieg
      Pages 123-132

    4. Conclusion

      • Andreas Krieg
      Pages 133-136
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This Brief sheds light on the motivation of humanitarian intervention from a theoretical and empirical point of view. An in-depth analysis of the theoretical arguments surrounding the issue of a legitimate motivation for humanitarian intervention demonstrate to what extent either altruism or national/self-interests are considered a righteous stimulus. The question about what constitutes a just intervention has been at the core of debates in Just War Theory for centuries. In particular in regards to humanitarian intervention it is oftentimes difficult to define the criteria for a righteous intervention. More than in conventional military interventions, the motivation and intention behind humanitarian intervention is a crucial factor.   Whether the humanitarian intervention cases of the post-Cold War era were driven by altruistic or by self-interested considerations is a question is covered within and enables a comprehensive and holistic evaluation of the question of what motivates Western democracies to intervene or to abstain from intervention in humanitarian crises. ​

Authors and Affiliations

  • , War & Defence Studies, King's College London, London, United Kingdom

    Andreas Krieg

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Motivations for Humanitarian intervention

  • Book Subtitle: Theoretical and Empirical Considerations

  • Authors: Andreas Krieg

  • Series Title: SpringerBriefs in Ethics

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-007-5374-7

  • Publisher: Springer Dordrecht

  • eBook Packages: Humanities, Social Sciences and Law, Philosophy and Religion (R0)

  • Copyright Information: The Author(s) 2013

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-94-007-5373-0Published: 04 September 2012

  • eBook ISBN: 978-94-007-5374-7Published: 03 September 2012

  • Series ISSN: 2211-8101

  • Series E-ISSN: 2211-811X

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XI, 136

  • Number of Illustrations: 3 b/w illustrations

  • Topics: Ethics, Human Rights, Political Theory

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