The Political Economy of Human Rights Enforcement: Moral and Intellectual Leadership in the Context of Global Hegemony (Global Ethics)

This book examines humanitarian interventions in the post-Cold War era within the context of the development of global capitalism. It argues that protection of human rights is a noble idea and it is often our duty to use force to uphold these rights. However, Ivan Manokha shows that within the context of the late-modern world characterised by a global form of capitalism such attempts to promote and protect human rights have an unintended consequence of contributing to the perpetuation of poverty and poverty-related problems resulting from the functioning of the global political economy. Contents......Page 8 Acknowledgements......Page 10 1 Human-rights enforcement in the post-Cold War years......Page 12 What is problematic about human-rights enforcement?......Page 15 The existing literature......Page 19 The political economy approach......Page 25 The structure of the argument......Page 29 Introduction......Page 36 1 Humanitarian intervention......Page 38 Strategies and techniques......Page 39 National interests......Page 43 Sovereignty and law......Page 45 Radical critiques......Page 57 2 The War on Terror......Page 62 Strategies and techniques......Page 64 National interests......Page 66 Legal approaches......Page 69 Just-war theory......Page 72 Radical critiques......Page 75 Human rights......Page 77 Conclusion......Page 81 Introduction......Page 83 1 Feudalism, the ideology of divine right and just war......Page 86 2 Capitalism and the ideology of individual rights......Page 94 3 Ideology and humanitarianism in the pre-Charter period......Page 104 4 Ideology and humanitarian intervention in the post-Charter period......Page 115 Conclusion......Page 130 Introduction......Page 132 1 Globalization......Page 135 Economic transformations......Page 138 Political transformations......Page 147 The development of global governance......Page 153 Globalization as de-territorialization and de-historicization......Page 163 2 Global hegemony......Page 174 Conclusion......Page 182 Introduction......Page 184 1 Moral leadership and human-rights enforcement......Page 187 Operation Provide Comfort......Page 191 Operation Restore Hope......Page 194 Humanitarian force in Bosnia-Herzegovina......Page 198 Operation Restore Democracy, Haiti......Page 202 Humanitarian intervention in East Timor......Page 204 ECOWAS intervention in Liberia......Page 207 ECOWAS intervention in Sierra Leone......Page 209 NATO's Operation Allied Force in Kosovo......Page 212 The War on Terror: Military interventions in Afghanistan and Iraq......Page 218 Haiti and Bosnia: post-intervention economic reforms......Page 224 2 Intellectual leadership and human-rights enforcement......Page 232 Conclusion......Page 244 Conclusion: A Noble Practice in an Ignoble Context: Unintended Consequences of Human Rights Enforcement for the Late-modern World......Page 247 References......Page 256 UN Resolutions Cited in the Text......Page 287 H......Page 290 W......Page 291 In Academic And Non-academic Debates The Practice Of Human Rights Enforcement Is Usually Reduced To The Intentions, Interests And Capabilities Of Agents - Particularly The United States And Other Western States. Whether Seen As A Policy Adopted To Promote National Interest Or An Imperialist Device Used By The West, The Practice Of Human Rights Enforcement Is Discussed In Isolation From The Structure Of The Late-modern Global Political Economy. This Book Develops A Structural Approach To Post-cold War Military Humanitarianism And Demonstrates The Nature Of Reciprocal Causal Relations Between The Global Capitalist Economy And The Practice Of Human Rights Enforcement. It Provides An Historical Analysis Of The Notion Of Individual Rights And Their Relationship With Capitalism And Demonstrates That Today The Actors Engaged In Human Rights Enforcement - Whether For Selfish Or Humanitarian Reasons - Unintentionally Provide Global Capital With A Gramscian Quality Of Moral Leadership Thereby Contributing To Its Hegemony. Introduction -- What Do We Know About Humanitarian Intervention From The Existing Literature? -- History Of Intervention: From Just War Theory To Modern Humanitarianism -- What Is 'global' About Globalization? -- Humanitarian Intervention And Moral And Intellectual Leadership In The Context Of Global Hegemony -- The Ethics Of Humanitarian Intervention In The Context Of Global Capitalism -- Conclusion. Ivan Manokha. Includes Bibliographical References (p. 245-275) And Index. In academic and non-academic debates the practice of human rights enforcement is usually reduced to the intentions, interests and capabilities of agents - particularly the United States and other Western states. Whether seen as a policy adopted to promote national interests or an imperialist device used by the West, the practice of human rights enforcement is discussed in isolation from the structure of the late-modern global political economy. This book develops a structural approach to post-Cold War military humanitarianism and demonstrates the nature of reciprocal causal relations between the global capitalist economy and the practice of human rights enforcement. It provides an historical analysis of the notion of individual rights and its relationship with capitalism and demonstrates that today the actors engaged in human rights enforcement - whether for selfish or humanitarian reasons - unintentionally provide global capital with a Gramscian quality of moral leadership, thereby contributing to its hegemony This book examines humanitarian interventions in the post-Cold War era in the context of the development of global capitalism. It argues that it is often our duty to use force to uphold human rights, but that attempts to promote and protect these rights can unintentionally contribute to the perpetuation of poverty and poverty-related problems. Providing historical and holistic analyses of human rights enforcement, Manokha illustrates the latter's causal relation to capitalist relations and production