Unbowed, unbent, unbroken? Examining the validity of the responsibility to protect

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How has the sentiment around the "responsibility to protect" (R2P) changed over time? Scholars have debated far and wide whether the political norm enjoys widespread discursive acceptance or is on the brink of decline. This article contends that we can use sentiment analysis as an important indicator for norm validity. My analysis provides three crucial insights. First, despite the well-known fear of some scholars, R2P is still frequently invoked in Security Council deliberations on issues of international peace and security. Second, overall levels of affirmative language have remained remarkably stable over time. This finding indicates that R2P is far from being obliterated. Out of 130 states, 4 international organizations (IOs), and 2 non-governmental organizations (NGOs) invoking the norm, 65% maintain a positive net-sentiment. Third, zooming into Libya as a case illustration of a critical juncture, we see some minor tonal shifts from some pivotal member states. Adding the fact that interest constellations within the Permanent Five are heterogeneous concerning the third pillar of R2P, future military interventions, sanctioned under the norm, seem unlikely.

Angaben zum Objekt

• Sprache: Englisch

Verweise und Beziehungen

• Erschienen in: Journal: Cooperation and Conflict ; ISSN: 1460-3691 ; Year: 2022 ; Issue: (OnlineFirst) ; Pages: -- ; Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage

Klassifikation und Themen

• Klassifikation: Sozialwissenschaften, Soziologie, Anthropologie
• Thema: intervention ; norm validity ; quantitative text analysis ; R2P ; United Nations

Beteiligte, Orts- und Zeitangaben

• Ereignis: Geistige Schöpfung
• (wer): Scherzinger, Johannes
• Ereignis: Veröffentlichung
• (wer): Sage
• (wo): Thousand Oaks, CA
• (wann): 2022

Weitere Informationen

• DOI: doi:10.1177/00108367221093155
• Handle: http://hdl.handle.net/10419/253681
• Letzte Aktualisierung: 10.03.2025, 11:45 MEZ