Iain Atack
Biographic Data
| ID | 2376937 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Iain Atack |
| GIVEN NAMES | Iain |
| FAMILY NAME | Atack |
| SIGNATURE | ATACK I |
| AFFILIATIONS | Trinity College Dublin |
| ORCID | 0000-0001-9139-8795 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 10 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 56 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 10 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1999 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2020 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Sri Lanka, Human Rights and the United Nations
This book provides a fascinating and important assessment of the impact of the human rights mechanisms of the United Nations upon Sri Lanka as a post-colonial state. A rigorous examination of the h
Pacifism and perpetual peace
The article contrasts Kant’s project for perpetual peace with Tolstoy’s Christian pacifism. Kant and Tolstoy share the objective of achieving a world without war, but differ substantially in terms of how this is to be accomplished. Kant focuses on the institutional requirements of perpetual peace, while Tolstoy emphasises the moral transformation of individuals in accordance with the ‘law of love’. Kant’s perpetual peace is based upon the rule of…
Gandhi in political theory
Non-violence transformative, pouvoir et changement social
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Transformative Nonviolence, Power and Social Change
Lost in Transformation
Transformative Peacebuilding and Radical Violence Lost in Transformation: Violent Peace and Peaceful Conflict in Northern Ireland by Audra Mitchell. Basingstoke and New York: Palgrave Macmillan, 20
Nonviolent Political Action and the Limits of Consent
The consent theory of power, whereby ruling elites depend ultimately on the submission, cooperation and obedience of the governed as their source of power, is often linked to debates about the effectiveness of non-violent political action. According to this theory, ruling elites depend ultimately on the submission, cooperation and obedience of the governed as their source of power. If this cooperation is with-drawn, then this power is undermined.…
Ethical Objections to Humanitarian Intervention
Armed humanitarian intervention, or the use of military force to protect the fundamental human rights of the citizens of another state, has become increasingly prominent in debates about the role of ethics in international affairs. Ethical objections to such intervention focus on two issues in particular: the violation of national sovereignty and the use of armed force with the concomitant loss of life and human suffering entailed. Some proponent…
From Pacifism to War Resistance
Pacifism is often interpreted as an absolute moral position that claims it is always wrong to go to war. As such, it is often rejected on the grounds that it excludes or overlooks other moral considerations, such as an obligation to resist aggression or defend fundamental human rights. Vocational pacifism, restricted to those who choose nonviolence as a way of life, is one version of pacifism that might overcome some of the objections connected t…
Four Criteria of Development NGO Legitimacy
Four Criteria of Development NGO Legitimacy
Pacifism and perpetual peace
The article contrasts Kant’s project for perpetual peace with Tolstoy’s Christian pacifism. Kant and Tolstoy share the objective of achieving a world without war, but differ substantially in terms of how this is to be accomplished. Kant focuses on the institutional requirements of perpetual peace, while Tolstoy emphasises the moral transformation of individuals in accordance with the ‘law of love’. Kant’s perpetual peace is based upon the rule of…
Gandhi in political theory
Nonviolent Political Action and the Limits of Consent
The consent theory of power, whereby ruling elites depend ultimately on the submission, cooperation and obedience of the governed as their source of power, is often linked to debates about the effectiveness of non-violent political action. According to this theory, ruling elites depend ultimately on the submission, cooperation and obedience of the governed as their source of power. If this cooperation is with-drawn, then this power is undermined.…
Ethical Objections to Humanitarian Intervention
Armed humanitarian intervention, or the use of military force to protect the fundamental human rights of the citizens of another state, has become increasingly prominent in debates about the role of ethics in international affairs. Ethical objections to such intervention focus on two issues in particular: the violation of national sovereignty and the use of armed force with the concomitant loss of life and human suffering entailed. Some proponent…
Four Criteria of Development NGO Legitimacy
From Pacifism to War Resistance
Pacifism is often interpreted as an absolute moral position that claims it is always wrong to go to war. As such, it is often rejected on the grounds that it excludes or overlooks other moral considerations, such as an obligation to resist aggression or defend fundamental human rights. Vocational pacifism, restricted to those who choose nonviolence as a way of life, is one version of pacifism that might overcome some of the objections connected t…
Ethical Objections to Humanitarian Intervention
Armed humanitarian intervention, or the use of military force to protect the fundamental human rights of the citizens of another state, has become increasingly prominent in debates about the role of ethics in international affairs. Ethical objections to such intervention focus on two issues in particular: the violation of national sovereignty and the use of armed force with the concomitant loss of life and human suffering entailed. Some proponent…
Nonviolent Political Action and the Limits of Consent
The consent theory of power, whereby ruling elites depend ultimately on the submission, cooperation and obedience of the governed as their source of power, is often linked to debates about the effectiveness of non-violent political action. According to this theory, ruling elites depend ultimately on the submission, cooperation and obedience of the governed as their source of power. If this cooperation is with-drawn, then this power is undermined.…
Lost in Transformation
Transformative Peacebuilding and Radical Violence Lost in Transformation: Violent Peace and Peaceful Conflict in Northern Ireland by Audra Mitchell. Basingstoke and New York: Palgrave Macmillan, 20
Non-violence transformative, pouvoir et changement social
conditions gnrales d'utilisation du site ou, le cas chant, des conditions gnrales de la licence souscrite par votre tablissement
Transformative Nonviolence, Power and Social Change
Gandhi in political theory
Pacifism and perpetual peace
The article contrasts Kant’s project for perpetual peace with Tolstoy’s Christian pacifism. Kant and Tolstoy share the objective of achieving a world without war, but differ substantially in terms of how this is to be accomplished. Kant focuses on the institutional requirements of perpetual peace, while Tolstoy emphasises the moral transformation of individuals in accordance with the ‘law of love’. Kant’s perpetual peace is based upon the rule of…
Sri Lanka, Human Rights and the United Nations
This book provides a fascinating and important assessment of the impact of the human rights mechanisms of the United Nations upon Sri Lanka as a post-colonial state. A rigorous examination of the h
Political science (10 works) · Sociology (9 works) · Law (8 works) · Law (7 works) · Politics (6 works) · Global Peace and Security Dynamics (4 works) · Philosophy (4 works) · Epistemology (3 works) · Law and economics (3 works) · Philosophy (3 works)