Force Multipliers”

Conditional Effectiveness of Military and Ingo Human Security Interventions

Bibliographic Data

ID12719938
AuthorsSam R Bell (0000-0001-7400-5048, Kansas State University, corresponding author), Amanda Murdie (0000-0002-6459-0594, University of Missouri), Patricia Blocksome (Kansas State University), Kevin Brown (0000-0002-3238-3750), Kevin P Brown (Kansas State University)
Year2013
Volume12
Issue4
Pages397-422
Publication date2013-10-01
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueJournal of Human Rights (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1475-4835 • E-ISSN: 1475-4843
PublisherTaylor & Francis (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1080/14754835.2013.812464
OpenAlexW2087805034
LanguageEN
Citations received9
References cited43

Following humanitarian disasters, does the presence of both military and civilian international nongovernmental organization (INGO) interveners help or harm human security outcomes? This article argues that INGOs and military interventions can individually aid in less complex human security outcomes, while for more complex human security outcomes, joint INGO and military interventions can have a “force multiplier” effect. The implications of this theoretical argument are tested using a cross-national time-series dataset of postcivil-conflict and postnatural-disaster states, combined with data on military and INGO humanitarian interventions. The results largely support the main premise of this article's theory: Both military and INGO humanitarian interveners can help bring about human security outcomes, but the necessity of both interveners engaging simultaneously varies by the complexity of the human security objective

Argument (complex analysis · Doctrine · Harm · Human rights · Human security · Humanitarian aid · Humanitarian intervention · International law · International relations · International security · Interventionism (politics · Military doctrine · Military science · Military threat · Political science · Premise · Psychological intervention · Use of force · Global Peace and Security Dynamics · Law · Peacebuilding and International Security · Political Conflict and Governance · Psychology · Public Administration