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Paternalism beyond borders

Contributor(s): Publication details: Cambridge University Press 2016 LondonDescription: xi, 353 pISBN:
  • 9781316625712
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 327.1 P2
Summary: Nearly all of those who want to make the world a better place are engaged in paternalism. This book asks how power is intertwined with practices of global compassion. It argues that the concept of paternalism illuminates how care and control are involved in the everyday practices of humanitarianism, human rights, development and other projects designed to improve the lives of others. The authors explore whether and how the paternalism of the nineteenth century differs from the paternalism of today, and offer a provocative look at the power in global ethics, raising the question of whether, when, and how paternalism can be justified. Proposes a new way of thinking about humanitarian interference, appealing to those looking for a way to understand the inherent dilemmas in humanitarian action Offers a new way of thinking about whether and how interference in the lives of others is and can be justified through the concept of paternalism Asks the tough questions about when interference in the lives of others can be justified http://www.cambridge.org/gb/academic/subjects/politics-international-relations/international-relations-and-international-organisations/paternalism-beyond-borders#yvF082beHQyq1eoS.99
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Nearly all of those who want to make the world a better place are engaged in paternalism. This book asks how power is intertwined with practices of global compassion. It argues that the concept of paternalism illuminates how care and control are involved in the everyday practices of humanitarianism, human rights, development and other projects designed to improve the lives of others. The authors explore whether and how the paternalism of the nineteenth century differs from the paternalism of today, and offer a provocative look at the power in global ethics, raising the question of whether, when, and how paternalism can be justified.

Proposes a new way of thinking about humanitarian interference, appealing to those looking for a way to understand the inherent dilemmas in humanitarian action
Offers a new way of thinking about whether and how interference in the lives of others is and can be justified through the concept of paternalism
Asks the tough questions about when interference in the lives of others can be justified

http://www.cambridge.org/gb/academic/subjects/politics-international-relations/international-relations-and-international-organisations/paternalism-beyond-borders#yvF082beHQyq1eoS.99

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