Cosmopolitan Dystopia

International Intervention and the Failure of the West

Philip Cunliffe

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Manchester University Press
11 February 2020

Diplomacy; Arms negotiation & control; Other warfare & defence issues

Series: Manchester University Press

Cosmopolitan Dystopia shows that rather than populists or authoritarian great powers it is cosmopolitan liberals who have done the most to subvert the liberal international order. Cosmopolitan Dystopia explains how liberal cosmopolitanism has led us to treat new humanitarian crises as unprecedented demands for military action, thereby trapping us in a loop of endless war. Attempts to normalize humanitarian emergency through the doctrine of the 'responsibility to protect' has made for a paternalist understanding of state power that undercuts the representative functions of state sovereignty. The legacy of liberal intervention is a cosmopolitan dystopia of permanent war, insurrection by cosmopolitan jihadis and a new authoritarian vision of sovereignty in which states are responsible for their peoples rather than responsible to them. This book will be of vital interest to scholars and students of international relations, IR theory and human rights. -- .

By: Philip Cunliffe
Imprint: Manchester University Press
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 216mm, Width: 138mm, Spine: 14mm
ISBN: 9781526105721
ISBN 10: 1526105721
Series: Manchester University Press
Pages: 240
Publication Date: 11 February 2020
Audience: College/higher education , Professional and scholarly , Primary , Undergraduate
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

Introduction: the rise of cosmopolitan dystopia 1 Inverted revisionism and the subversion of the liberal international order 2 Through the looking-glass: the new critics of intervention 3 What should we do? The politics of humanitarian exceptionalism 4 Failed states, failed empires and the new paternalism Conclusion: waiting for the Americans Notes Bibliography Index -- .

Philip Cunliffe is a Senior Lecturer in Politics and International Relations at the University of Kent

Reviews for Cosmopolitan Dystopia: International Intervention and the Failure of the West

'Written by one of the top analysts in the peacebuilding field, this highly readable book provides a wealth of fresh and powerful insights. Brimming with new and important framings, from the cosmopolitan dystopia of the title to the treatments of humanitarian anti-diplomacy and new forms of hierarchical sovereignty, this book is a must read for students and practitioners alike.' David Chandler, Professor of International Relations, University of Westminster -- .