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Titre :
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What we owe Iraq. War and the Ethics of Nation Building
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Auteurs :
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Noah Feldman, Auteur
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Type de document :
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texte imprimé
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Editeur :
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Princeton and Oxford : Princeton University Press, 2004
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ISBN/ISSN/EAN :
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978-0-691-12612-8
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Format :
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160 p. / 22 cm
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Note générale :
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Table of Contents, Acknowledgments (P. 132), Notes (P. 141), index (P. 155).
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Langues:
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Anglais
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Index. décimale :
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Ethique politique (172) (Philosophie politique et morale)
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Catégories :
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Crise politique
Éthique
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Mots-clés:
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Postwar reconstruction, Iraq, Iraq War 2003, Peace, Newly independent states, Case studies, democracy, politics, development,...
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Résumé :
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What do we owe Iraq ? A merica is up to its neck in nation building - but the public debate, focused on getting the troops home, devotes little attention to why we are building a new Iraqi nation, what success would look like, or what principles should guide us. What We Owe Iraq sets out to shift the terms of this debate. Noah Feldman argues that to prevent nation building from turning into a paternalistic, colonialist charade, we urgently need a new, humbler approach. Drawing on his personal experiences in Iraq as a constitutional adviser, Feldman offers enduring insights into the power dynamics between the American occupiers and the Iraqis, and tackles issues such as Iraqi elections, the prospect of successful democratization, and the way home. Feldman's new afterword brings the Iraq story up-to-date since the book's original publication in 2004, and asks whether the United States has acted ethically in pushing the political process in Iraq while failing to control the security situation ; it also revisitsb the question of when, and how, to withdraw.
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Note de contenu :
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Introduction. Chapter one : Nation Building : Objectives. Chapter two : Trusteeship, Paternalism and Self-Interest. Chapter three : The Magic of Elections and the Way Home. Conclusion. Afterword.
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