Carnegie Council Announces "Ethics & International Affairs" Fall Issue: Roundtable on Ethics of Overlooked Alternatives to War, Plus Essays and Book Reviews
(PRWEB) September 11, 2018 -- Carnegie Council presents the Fall 2018 issue of its quarterly academic Journal "Ethics & International Affairs." To access the issue online, go to https://www.ethicsandinternationalaffairs.org/2018/fall-2018-issue-32-3/.
The centerpiece is a roundtable guest-edited by James Pattison on the ethics of overlooked alternatives to war, with contributions from Alex J. Bellamy, Corneliu Bjola, Cécile Fabre, Michael L. Gross, and James Pattison. Additionally, the issue contains an essay by Ian Hurd on the empire of international legalism; a feature by Alejandra Mancilla evaluating the moral force of territorial claims in Antarctica; a review essay by George DeMartino on sensible globalization in an illiberal era; and book reviews by Eleanor Gordon, Marcus Carlsen Häggrot, Shadi Mokhtari, and Serena Parekh.
ESSAY
The Empire of International Legalism
Ian Hurd
Hurd uses the provocative term "empire" to show how the international legal system is also a political system based on the dominance of law over politics for governments around the world.
ROUNDTABLE: ALTERNATIVES TO WAR
Introduction [Full text]
James Pattison
Some of the most controversial foreign policy issues in the first years of the Trump administration have involved alternatives to war. This roundtable seeks to improve our understanding of the ethics of some of these alternatives.
The Case for Foreign Electoral Subversion [Full text]
Cécile Fabre
Fabre argues that foreign electoral subversion may be justified as a means to prevent or end large-scale human rights violations under certain conditions.
Covert Positive Incentives as an Alternative to War
James Pattison
Pattison writes that covert incentives as a foreign policy tool are often morally preferable to both overt positive incentives and covert force, and that as such there is a prima facie duty to use such incentives over these other measures.
The Ethics of Countering Digital Propaganda
Corneliu Bjola
Bjola draws on the concept of moral authority to offer an original framework for how states can respond to digital disinformation campaigns.
Backfire: The Dark Side of Nonviolent Resistance
Michael L. Gross
Drawing on case studies from Ireland, East Timor, and Israel Gross demonstrates how the tactic of backfire can offer insurgents and national liberation movements significant strategic gains. He then examines the ethical issues that arise from this tactic.
Ending Atrocity Crimes: The False Promise of Fatalism
Alex J. Bellamy
Some commentators suggest that the best way to minimize harm in atrocity situations is to let the state win as quickly as possible. Could this be a viable alternative to other options, including outside military intervention? This essay suggests not.
FEATURE
The Moral Limits of Territorial Claims in Antarctica
Alejandra Mancilla
Mancilla evaluates the moral weight of the initial territorial claims to Antarctica, which form a cornerstone of the Antarctic Treaty. This assessment serves as a starting point for rethinking the territorial status of the White Continent.
REVIEW ESSAY
Reconstructing Globalization in an Illiberal Era
George F. DeMartino
DeMartino examines recent books from Dani Rodrick and Joseph Stiglitz, both of which press the case for a reconstructed globalization that generates benefits for all but offer diverging prescriptions for how to achieve it.
REVIEWS [All full text]
Conflict-Related Violence Against Women: Transforming Transition
Aisling Swaine
Review by Eleanor Gordon
Toward a Cosmopolitan Ethics of Mobility: The Migrant's-Eye View of the World
Alex Sager
Review by Marcus Carlsen Häggrot
Evidence for Hope: Making Human Rights Work in the 21st Century
Kathryn Sikkink
Review by Shadi Mokhtari
Refuge: Rethinking Refugee Policy in a Changing World
Alexander Betts and Paul Collier
Review by Serena Parekh
Briefly Noted: Psychology of a Superpower: Security and Dominance in U.S. Foreign Policy
ABOUT "ETHICS & INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS"
"Ethics & International Affairs" aims to help close the gap between theory and practice (and between theorists and practitioners) by publishing original articles, essays, and book reviews that integrate rigorous thinking about principles of justice and morality into discussions of practical dilemmas related to current policy developments, global institutional arrangements, and the conduct of important international actors. Go to https://www.ethicsandinternationalaffairs.org/.
Madeleine Lynn, Carnegie Council for Ethics, http://www.cceia.org, +1 212-838-4120 Ext: 219, [email protected]
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