The international politics of mass atrocities : the case of Darfur / / edited by David R. Black and Paul D. Williams

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910458848103321
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: London ; ; New York : , : Routledge, , 2010
• ISBN: 1-135-19013-5; 1-135-19014-3; 1-282-57603-8; 9786612576034; 0-203-86217-1
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (289 p.)
• Collana: Security and governance series
• Altri autori (Persone): BlackDavid R <1960-> (David Ross); WilliamsPaul <1975->
• Disciplina: 962.404/3
• Soggetti: Atrocities - Political aspects - Sudan - Darfur; Genocide - Political aspects - Sudan - Darfur; Ethnic conflict - Political aspects - Sudan - Darfur; World politics - 1995-2005; World politics - 2005-2015; International relations; Electronic books.; Sudan History Darfur Conflict, 2003- Atrocities; Sudan Politics and government 1985-; Sudan Foreign relations 21st century; Darfur (Sudan) Ethnic relations Political aspects
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Book Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents; Contributors; Acknowledgements; Abbreviations; Introduction: International society and the crisis in Darfur; Part I Regional politics; 1 The National Congress Party and the Darfurian armed groups; 2 The regional politics of the Darfur crisis; Part II Multilateral politics; 3 The United Nations Security Council; 4 The African Union; 5 The European Union; 6 The ; International Criminal Court; Part III Bilateral politics; 7 The United States; 8 The People's Republic of China; 9 The United Kingdom; 10 France; 11 Canada; Conclusion: Darfur's challenge to international societyIndex
• Sommario/riassunto: The ongoing crisis in Darfur, Sudan has stimulated a huge amount of political and academic interest across the world. The crisis has been both reflective and constitutive of key areas of contestation and change within contemporary international society. This book examines the crisis in Darfur as a case study of some of the wider debates currently taking place within International Relations theory. Using the conceptual framework developed by English School theorists, specifically their concept of international society and the related idea of ""good international citizenship"",