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Emerging Powers and the Notion of International Responsibility: moral duty or shifting goalpost?
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Abstract The rise of new powers and attendant shifts in the global balance of power have led to calls for UN Security Council reform. Established powers have often responded by linking increased influence in the international system with the assumption of more international responsibility by aspirant powers.... view more
The rise of new powers and attendant shifts in the global balance of power have led to calls for UN Security Council reform. Established powers have often responded by linking increased influence in the international system with the assumption of more international responsibility by aspirant powers. Based on ethical and philosophical approaches from the individual and state levels, and a case study of Brazil, this article analyses the way in which the notion of responsibility is discursively constructed, demonstrating the manner in which it has been used as an ever-shifting goalpost to deny emerging powers participation at the highest levels of global strategic decision-making. Most often, this is done by equating "responsibility" with the ability and willingness to use robust military force.... view less
Keywords
international politics; international system; Brazil; political philosophy; protecting power; ethics of responsibility; political intervention; UN Security Council
Classification
Basic Research, General Concepts and History of Political Science
International Relations, International Politics, Foreign Affairs, Development Policy
Free Keywords
Weltweit; Global; Struktur des internationalen Systems; Strukturveränderungen im internationalen System; Status und Rolle im internationalen System; Internationales Gleichgewicht; Responsibility To Protect; Schutzverantwortung
Document language
English
Publication Year
2016
Page/Pages
p. 1-27
Journal
Brazilian political science review, 10 (2016) 1
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1590/1981-38212016000100003
ISSN
1981-3821
Status
Published Version; peer reviewed