Responsibility to Protect (R2P): Constructivist, Critical Theory and Post Colonial

Nugraha, Aryanta (2012) Responsibility to Protect (R2P): Constructivist, Critical Theory and Post Colonial. In: Indonesian Humanitarian Action Forum 2012, 2012, Gadjah Mada University Yogyakarta.

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Abstract

The normative idea of R2P is that international community has a moral obligation to give protection to people from the threats of genocide, ethnic cleansing or crimes against humanity. The R2P is aimed to bring about international legitimacy for international community to conduct intervention if state is no longer willing or able to protect its citizen from severe humanitarian crisis. It however is also seen as liberal idea domination in international norms and practices. The adoption of Responsibility to Protect (R2P) norm in the 2005 World Summit has spurred debates in International Relations theory whether it represented norms in the making or it represented the domination of liberal view in international politics. Employing several non-mainstreams International Relations Theory, namely constructivism, critical theory and post-colonial theory, this paper tries to map-out the debate of R2P between these theories. This paper finds out that there are different picture and understanding regarding R2P if it is seen from different theoretical lens. Nevertheless, the three theories employed, highlighted the importance of non-military action while at the same time open a wider room for local-indigenous involvement and empowerment in resolving their own problems.

Item Type:	Conference or Workshop Item (Paper)
Subjects:	J Political Science > JZ International relations
Divisions:	Faculty of Law, Arts and Social Sciences > School of Social Sciences
Depositing User:	MSi,PhD ARYANTA NUGRAHA
Date Deposited:	31 Mar 2023 05:39
Last Modified:	31 Mar 2023 05:39
URI:	http://eprints.upnyk.ac.id/id/eprint/32995

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