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November 15, 2018June 15, 2022 by Sassan Gholiagha

Forschung zu humanitären Angelegenheiten: Normative Fragen, Forschungslücken und methodologische Herausforderungen

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In seinem neuen Blogbeitrag analysiert Sassan Gholiagha den Stellenwert von humanitären Angelegenheiten (humanitarian affairs) in den internationalen Beziehungen. Im Detail geht er drei Fragen nach: Welchen Stellenwert haben normative Erwägungen in der Forschung zu humanitären Angelegenheiten, und wie können Wissenschaftler*innen ihre eigene Position innerhalb dieser kritisch reflektieren; trotz Platz – und Zeitbeschränkungen?

Welche Forschungslücken existieren gegenwärtig? Hier spricht sich Gholiagha für eine (Rück-) Besinnung auf feministische und konstruktivistische Ansätze aus, die Individuen und ihre soziale Konstruktion durch bestimmte Diskurse in den Blick nehmen.

Und letztlich: welche methodischen Herangehensweisen sind geeignet, um der Vielfalt menschlicher Erfahrungen in den IB gerecht zu werden? Während nach Ansicht des Autors quantitative und qualitative Methoden gleichermaßen ihre Berechtigung haben, liefert er dennoch Gründe dafür, warum zu Datenpunkten zusammengefasste Einzelakteure ihrer Stimme kaum Gehör verschaffen können.

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November 13, 2018June 22, 2020 by Sassan Gholiagha

Researching Humanitarian Affairs: Normative Issues, Research Gaps, and Methodological Challenges

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The study of humanitarian affairs – defined as international politics and policies that deal with the limitation of human suffering in situations of crisis and war – should be the core issue for many scholars of International Relations. In this blog post, I deal with three central themes relevant for studying humanitarian affairs: 1) issues and challenges, 2) research gaps, and 3) methodological challenges. In doing so, I am hoping to facilitate a larger debate about how we, as scholars of IR, can and should study humanitarian affairs. I will then conclude with some normative considerations on the relationship between International Humanitarian Law and International Human Rights Law in the context of humanitarian affairs.

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Börzel, Tanja A./Zürn, Michael (2021): “Contestations of the Liberal International Order: From Liberal Multilateralism to Postnational Liberalism”. In: International Organization, 75(2): 282-305.

Cupać, Jelena (2020): “The Feel for the Story. Narratives, Emotions, and Contestation of the Liberal Order”. In: Emotionen in Politik und Gesellschaft,1, Baden-Baden: Nomos Verlagsgesellschaft, 81–98.

Cupać, Jelena/Ebetürk, Irem (2021): “Backlash Advocacy and NGO Polarization over Women’s Rights in the United Nations”. In: International Affairs, 97(4): 1183-1201.

Ebetürk, Irem (2021): “Global diffusion of laws: The case of minimum age of marriage legislation, 1965–2015″. In: European Journal of Cultural and Political Sociology, 1-35 (published online Feb. 26, 2021).

Gerschewski, Johannes (2021): “Explanations of Institutional Change. Reflecting on a ‘Missing Diagonal'”. In: American Political Science Review, 115(1): 218-233.

Koch, Cédric M./Meléndez, Carlos/Kaltwasser, Cristóbal Rovira (2021): “Mainstream Voters, Non-Voters and Populist Voters. What Sets Them Apart?”In: Political Studies (published online Oct. 20, 2021).

Nuhoğlu Soysal, Yasemin/Baltaru, Roxana-Diana (2021): “University as the producer of knowledge, and economic and societal value: the 20th and twenty-first century transformations of the UK higher education system”. In: European Journal of Higher Education, 11(3): 312-328.

Parízek, Michal/Stephen, Matthew D.(2021): “The Increasing Representativeness of International Organizations’ Secretariats: Evidence from the United Nations System, 1997–2015”. In: International Studies Quarterly, 65 (1): 197–209.

Rauh, Christian (2021): “One Agenda or Too Many? The Varying Success of Policy Initiatives by individual Directorate-Generals of the European Commission 1994-2006”. In: European Union Politics, 22(1): 3-24.

Salehi, Mariam (2021): “Trying Just Enough or Promising Too Much? The Problem-Capacity-Nexus in Tunisia’s Transitional Justice Process”. In: Journal of Intervention and Statebuilding, 1-19 (published online Feb. 22, 2021).

Schopmans, Hendrik/Cupać, Jelena (2021): “Engines of Patriarchy: Illiberal Backlash Politics and Its Consequences for Ethical Artificial Intelligence”. In: Ethics & International Affairs, 35 (3): 329–342.

Zürn, Michael (2021): “How Non-Majoritarian Institutions Make Silent Majorities Vocal: A Political Explanation of Authoritarian Populism”. In: Perspectives on Politics, 1-20 (published online May 26, 2021).

Zürn, Michael (2021): “Öffentlichkeit und Global Governance”. In: Leviathan -Berliner Zeitschrift für Sozialwissenschaft, 37, Baden-Baden: Nomos Verlagsgesellschaft: 160–187.

Zürn, Michael/Tokhi, Alexandros/Binder, Martin (2021): “The International Authority Database”. In: Global Policy, 1-13 (published online Jun. 19, 2021).

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Börzel, Tanja A./Zürn, Michael (2021): “Contestations of the Liberal International Order: From Liberal Multilateralism to Postnational Liberalism”. In: International Organization, 75(2): 282-305.

Cupać, Jelena (2020): “The Feel for the Story. Narratives, Emotions, and Contestation of the Liberal Order”. In: Emotionen in Politik und Gesellschaft,1, Baden-Baden: Nomos Verlagsgesellschaft, 81–98.

Cupać, Jelena/Ebetürk, Irem (2021): “Backlash Advocacy and NGO Polarization over Women’s Rights in the United Nations”. In: International Affairs, 97(4): 1183-1201.

Ebetürk, Irem (2021): “Global diffusion of laws: The case of minimum age of marriage legislation, 1965–2015″. In: European Journal of Cultural and Political Sociology, 1-35 (published online Feb. 26, 2021).

Gerschewski, Johannes (2021): “Explanations of Institutional Change. Reflecting on a ‘Missing Diagonal'”. In: American Political Science Review, 115(1): 218-233.

Koch, Cédric M./Meléndez, Carlos/Kaltwasser, Cristóbal Rovira (2021): “Mainstream Voters, Non-Voters and Populist Voters. What Sets Them Apart?”In: Political Studies (published online Oct. 20, 2021).

Nuhoğlu Soysal, Yasemin/Baltaru, Roxana-Diana (2021): “University as the producer of knowledge, and economic and societal value: the 20th and twenty-first century transformations of the UK higher education system”. In: European Journal of Higher Education, 11(3): 312-328.

Parízek, Michal/Stephen, Matthew D.(2021): “The Increasing Representativeness of International Organizations’ Secretariats: Evidence from the United Nations System, 1997–2015”. In: International Studies Quarterly, 65 (1): 197–209.

Rauh, Christian (2021): “One Agenda or Too Many? The Varying Success of Policy Initiatives by individual Directorate-Generals of the European Commission 1994-2006”. In: European Union Politics, 22(1): 3-24.

Salehi, Mariam (2021): “Trying Just Enough or Promising Too Much? The Problem-Capacity-Nexus in Tunisia’s Transitional Justice Process”. In: Journal of Intervention and Statebuilding, 1-19 (published online Feb. 22, 2021).

Schopmans, Hendrik/Cupać, Jelena (2021): “Engines of Patriarchy: Illiberal Backlash Politics and Its Consequences for Ethical Artificial Intelligence”. In: Ethics & International Affairs, 35 (3): 329–342.

Zürn, Michael (2021): “How Non-Majoritarian Institutions Make Silent Majorities Vocal: A Political Explanation of Authoritarian Populism”. In: Perspectives on Politics, 1-20 (published online May 26, 2021).

Zürn, Michael (2021): “Öffentlichkeit und Global Governance”. In: Leviathan -Berliner Zeitschrift für Sozialwissenschaft, 37, Baden-Baden: Nomos Verlagsgesellschaft: 160–187.

Zürn, Michael/Tokhi, Alexandros/Binder, Martin (2021): “The International Authority Database”. In: Global Policy, 1-13 (published online Jun. 19, 2021).