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Legitimating the use of force in international politics: Kosovo, Iraq and the ethics of intervention

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This research monograph provides a provocative answer to the intensely contested question regarding the conditions under which the decision to use force can be reckoned as legitimate in international relations. The book argues the concept of 'deliberative legitimacy', understood as the non-coerced commitment of an actor to abide by a decision reached through a process of communicative action, offers the most appropriate framework for addressing this question. The theoretical originality and e...

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Institution:
University of Oxford
Department:
International Development
Role:
Author
Publisher:
Routledge
Publication date:
2010-01-01
ISBN:
9780415492553
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daisy:1406
Source identifiers:
1406
Deposit date:
2012-08-07

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