Justifying violence : communicative ethics and the use of force in Kosovo /

Justifying violence : communicative ethics and the use of force in Kosovo /

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This title offers a deep engagement with developments at the intersection of Habermasian communicative ethics and international relations.

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Head, Naomi
Format:	Electronic eBook
Language:	English
Published:	Manchester ; New York : Manchester University Press, 2012.
Series:	New approaches to conflict analysis.
Subjects:	1998-1999 Kosovo War, 1998-1999 > Moral and ethical aspects. Operation Allied Force, 1999 > Moral and ethical aspects. Humanitarian intervention > Kosovo (Republic) Communication in international relations. Just war doctrine.
Online Access:	CONNECT CONNECT

Table of Contents:

I. Reading Kosovo: legitimacy and justification
1. Locating Kosovo and legitimacy
2. Putting out the fire while the coals still burn: Kosovo prior to 1999
3. Communicative action in international relations
II. Communicative ethics and the use of force
4. The Habermasian project: dialogue as normative grounds and object of critique
5. The communicative imperatives
6. Applying the communicative imperatives: debating Kosovo
7. Conclusion.