Author/Authors
kirdim, şahin eray afyon kocatepe university - faculty of economics and administrative sciences - department of political science and public administration, sub-department of juridical sciences, turkey
Title Of Article
A Neo-Realist Case Study of U.N.-Authorized Humanitarian Interventions in The Post-Cold War World
شماره ركورد
36459
Abstract
As the Neo-realist theory in international relations suggests, international political system presents an anarchic environment. In other words, since there is no formally recognized supreme authority among equally sovereign units, states generally act in “self-help” to maximize their national interests. However, due to ever-increasing importance of human rights issues in the 21st century, the Westphalian understanding of state sovereignty in international affairs has gradually eroded and turned into a new one in which states intervene in each other’s domestic jurisdictions especially regarding human rights issues. The extremist practice of this intervention is humanitarian interventions. However, when the practice of humanitarian intervention after the Cold War is examined, it is seen that not only altruistic motives were effective for states, but they also aimed at maximizing their self-interest and that the main concept of the neo-realist theory is still valid.
From Page
615
NaturalLanguageKeyword
Neo , realist theory , Humanitarian intervention , Human rights
JournalTitle
Journal Of Economics and Administrative Sciences
To Page
632
JournalTitle
Journal Of Economics and Administrative Sciences
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