The ‘dark’ side of normative argumentation – The case of counterterrorism policy

Heller, Regina; Kahl, Martin; Pisoiu, Daniela

doi:10.1017/s2045381711000049

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“…10 This does not mean that we want to initiate a discussion on the universality of human rights and thereby take a culture-relativistic position. We rather argue that the representation of liberal values as global norms implicates an idealization that enables to hide the dark side of these norms (but see Geis 2011 and lately Heller et al 2012), or, as Naeem Inayatullah and David L. Blaney put it: liberal norms promise »progress without tragedy« (Inayatullah and Blaney 2012b: p. 293).…”

Section: Constructivist Norm Research As Political Practicementioning

confidence: 94%

Office Hours: How (Critical) Norm Research Can Regain Its Voice

Engelkamp¹,

Glaab²,

Renner³

2014

World Political Science Review

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Social Science research cannot be neutral. It always involves, so the argument of this article, the (re)production of social reality and thus has to be conceived as political practice. From this perspective, the present article looks into constructivist norm research. In the first part, we argue that constructivist norm research is political insofar as it tends to reproduce Western values that strengthen specific hegemonic discursive structures. However, this particular political position is hardly reflected on in norm research. Hence, it is our goal in the second part of the article to outline research strategies potentially useful in reflective and critical norm research. We propose a critical research program based upon three central methodological steps that are inspired by post-structuralism: first, the questioning of global hegemonic values; second, the reconstruction of marginalized knowledge; and third, the explicit reflection of one's own research perspective.

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Section: Constructivist Norm Research As Political Practicementioning

confidence: 94%

Office Hours: How (Critical) Norm Research Can Regain Its Voice

Engelkamp¹,

Glaab²,

Renner³

2014

World Political Science Review

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“…Recent calls for revamping this structure have become stronger and louder, which is something for which the norm life cycle cannot account. The issue of whether norms can lose their validity despite being previously internalized and undergoing contestation under a new and different set of circumstances is practically inconceivable because generally, contested norms are ineffective norms (Heller, Kahl, & Pisoiu, ; McKeown, ; Panke & Petersohn, , ). This is where the explanatory power of norms diminishes.…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Contesting the Hub‐and‐Spokes Model in Southeast Asia

MISALUCHA-WILLOUGHBY¹

2020

Asian Politics and Policy

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The debate surrounding the United States' hub-and-spokes alliance model in the Asia-Pacific, that is, whether its endurance is a testament to its durability or whether its inability to face up to contemporary challenges reflects its failure-is best captured by recent norm research in International Relations. It can be argued that the U.S. huband-spokes model in Southeast Asia is not failing but is simply showing signs of contestation. The evolution of this network of regional security arrangements from U.S. alliances in Southeast Asia (with the Philippines and Thailand) to American security partnerships in that subregion (strategic partnership with Singapore and comprehensive partnership with Vietnam) reflects applicatory contestation. At the same time, the China factor and Washington's evolving Asia strategy, which competes with the Middle East and with the "America First" instincts of the Trump administration, challenge the core of the San Francisco System's validity. Hence, while the hub-and-spokes model is merely showing signs of contestation, the fact that it is undergoing validity contestation serves as a cautionary tale. Those U.S. policymakers supporting it will need to implement steps to avoid its complete erosion. Concursando el Modelo de Hub-and-Spokes en Asia SudorientalEl debate en torno al modelo de alianza de hub-and-spokes de los Estados Unidos en Asia-Pacífico, es decir, si su resistencia es un testimonio de su durabilidad o si su incapacidad para enfrentar los desafíos contemporáneos refleja su fracaso, es mejor captarlo en los recientes norma de investigación en relaciones internacionales. Se puede argumentar que el modelo de centro y radios de EE. UU. En el sudeste asiático no está fallando, sino que simplemente está mostrando signos de contestación. La evolución de esta red de acuerdos de seguridad regional desde las alianzas de los EE. UU. En el sudeste asiático (con Filipinas y Tailandia) hasta las asociaciones de seguridad estadounidenses en esa subregión (asociación estratégica con Singapur y asociación integral con Vietnam) refleja la contestación de la aplicación. Al mismo tiempo, el factor de China y la estrategia de Asia en evolución de Washington, que compite con el Medio Oriente y con los instintos "América Primero" de la administración Trump, desafían el núcleo de la validez del Sistema de San Francisco. Por lo tanto, mientras que el modelo de hub-and-spokes simplemente muestra signos de contestación, el hecho de que está experimentando una validación de validez sirve como una advertencia. Los encargados de formular políticas estadounidenses que lo apoyen deberán implementar medidas para evitar su erosión completa.

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“…What can be inferred from the theoretical exercise in this part of the article is that political authority of the sovereign holds importance in setting the goals of counterterrorism as well as being accountable to the results and consequences of terrorism and responses to terrorism. The government seeks to achieve resonance (approval) with its constituents to justify counter-terrorism through convergence with context and history (Heller et. al., 2012); context and history provide the structural milieu in which effectiveness and human rights values are balanced.…”

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confidence: 99%

The Impact of Democratization and International Exposure to Indonesian Counter-Terrorism

Wibisono¹

2017

JPI

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Artikel ini menjelaskan tentang pengaruh dari perhatian dunia internasional – diwakili oleh Amerika Serikat – terhadap kebijakan Indonesia merespon terorisme di era reformasi. Dua aspek utama dalam kontra-terorisme menjadi pembatas dari perhatian internasional ini, yaitu aspek efektivitas kontra-terorisme dan aspek kepatuhan kepada nilai-nilai Hak Asasi Manusia (HAM). Karena kebutuhannya untuk melakukan sekuritisasi terhadap isu terorisme terjadi pada era demokrasi, pemerintah Indonesia harus mengadopsi nilai-nilai HAM dalam meyakini public dan dunia internasional. Tetapi penggunaan nilai HAM tidak dilakukan untuk memastikan terjaganya pemenuhan HAM, melainkan untuk menjustifikasikan tindakan-tindakan eksepsional dalam kontra-terorisme. Selanjutnya kerjasama dengan Amerika Serikat memfasilitasi terjadinya penguatan kapabilitas koersif kontra-terorisme dalam wujud lembaga criminal justice system yang berkapasitas khusus dalam bidang ini. Ketiadaan tekanan untuk secara serius mempertimbangkan perlindungan HAM dalam kontra-terorisme merupakan salah satu contributor dari rendahnya manifestasi institusional dari kontra-terorisme Indonesia yang ditandai dengan ketiadaan dokumen formal yang secara eksplisit mengartikulasikan strategi (tujuan, ukuran pencapaian dan instrument) kontra-terorisme sehingga kebijakan kontra-terorisme Indonesia pun absen akan evaluasi. Sementara itu bantuan langsung kepada kepolisian dan militer Indonesia juga membuat pemerintah – eksekutif maupun legislative – memberikan otoritas eksepsional kepada aparat keamanan tanpa mekanisme akuntabilitas dalam pelaksanaannya.

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The ‘dark’ side of normative argumentation – The case of counterterrorism policy

Cited by 64 publications

References 97 publications

Office Hours: How (Critical) Norm Research Can Regain Its Voice

Office Hours: How (Critical) Norm Research Can Regain Its Voice

Contesting the Hub‐and‐Spokes Model in Southeast Asia

The Impact of Democratization and International Exposure to Indonesian Counter-Terrorism

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