Paternalism beyond Borders [Paperback]

This book asks how we understand the relationship between ethics and power in humanitarian action.Nearly all of those who want to make the world a better place are engaged in paternalism. This book examines the ways in which this occurs, and asks whether it is necessarily a bad thing. It also asks how the paternalism of today differs from that of the nineteenth century.Nearly all of those who want to make the world a better place are engaged in paternalism. This book examines the ways in which this occurs, and asks whether it is necessarily a bad thing. It also asks how the paternalism of today differs from that of the nineteenth century.Nearly all of those who want to make the world a better place are engaged in paternalism. This book asks how power is intertwined with practices of global compassion. It argues that the concept of paternalism illuminates how care and control are involved in the everyday practices of humanitarianism, human rights, development and other projects designed to improve the lives of others. The authors explore whether and how the paternalism of the nineteenth century differs from the paternalism of today, and offer a provocative look at the power in global ethics, raising the question of whether, when, and how paternalism can be justified.Acknowledgements; About the contributors; Part I. The Boundaries of Paternalism: 1. Only in the ballpark of paternalism: arrogance and liberty limitation in international humanitarian aid Henry S. Richardson; 2. Rethinking paternalism: the meaning of gender and sex in the politics of asylum Didier Fassin; Part II. Paternalism, Old and New: 3. Eurocentric pitfalls and paradoxes of international paternalism: decolonizing liberal humanitarianism 2.0 John M. Hobson; 4. The new international paternalism: international regimes David Chandler; Part III. The Social Relations of Paternalism: 5. Paternalism and peacebuilding: capacity, knowledge, and resistance in international intervention S?verine Autesserre; 6. l&