Gallagher, A orcid.org/0000-0002-2625-7715, Lawrinson, BW orcid.org/0000-0003-1029-4850 and Hunt, CT (2022) Colliding Norm Clusters: Protection of Civilians, Responsibility to Protect, and Counter-terrorism in Mali. Global Responsibility to Protect, 14 (2). pp. 204-231. ISSN 1875-9858
Abstract
The United Nations Security Council passes resolutions that invoke multiple norms including the protection of civilians (PoC), the responsibility to protect (R2P), and counter-terrorism. The fact that these norms are invoked alongside one another raises questions about how they interact. While there have been studies on the relationship between PoC and R2P, as well as R2P and counter-terrorism, as far as the authors are aware, this is the first study that analyses the interplay between all three norms. To do this, the article utilises the concept of ‘norm clusters’ to discuss the internal structure of PoC, R2P, and counter-terrorism prior to analysing the linkages between them. The article proposes that PoC, R2P, and counter-terrorism can be viewed as a ‘human protection norm cluster’ but also highlights areas of tension and overlap between the three norms. At the empirical level, the article explores these dynamics in the United Nations Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in Mali (minusma). Although all three norms embody the value of human protection, our findings evidence, first, these norms are not given equal weight, second, they are not mutually reinforcing, and third, even though counter-terrorism plays a more peripheral role, it has a detrimental impact upon PoC.
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Item Type: | Article |
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Copyright, Publisher and Additional Information: | © Adrian Gallagher et al., 2022. This is an open access article under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License (CC BY 4.0) (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) |
Keywords: | counter-terrorism; norm clusters; protection of civilians; responsibility to protect; minusma; Mali |
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Institution: | The University of Leeds |
Academic Units: | The University of Leeds > Faculty of Education, Social Sciences and Law (Leeds) > School of Politics & International Studies (POLIS) (Leeds) |
Depositing User: | Symplectic Publications |
Date Deposited: | 17 Dec 2021 14:34 |
Last Modified: | 29 Dec 2022 04:39 |
Status: | Published |
Publisher: | Brill |
Identification Number: | 10.1163/1875-984X-14010015 |
Open Archives Initiative ID (OAI ID): | oai:eprints.whiterose.ac.uk:181578 |