MACMILLAN The Responsibility to Protect Twenty Years On: Rhetoric and Implementation

From the Back Cover This book focuses on measures pertaining to the three-pillar implementation strategy of R2P and examines how and to what extent the three pillars have been practised. Rich in its geographical scope, this edited book provides a critical analysis of R2P practice over the last two decades by focusing on representative cases from different regions. Analysing not only recent and/or underexplored cases but also widely studied cases from a fresh and alternative perspective, it sheds light on the depth and scope of the norm as well as the variety of actors involved and how they impact R2P practice. Diverging from most accounts, this edited book does not approach the cases as a ‘success’ or ‘failure’ of R2P. By studying the background to the conflicts and making assessments on a pillar-by-pillar basis, each chapter addresses the root causes, traces the process of implementation, investigates the actions of the actors involved, identifies elements of success and failure and finally questions the sustainability of the protection provided to date. Meanwhile, the conceptual chapters complement the case analyses through an overall evaluation of R2P’s first two decades and the progress achieved so far with the aim to draw lessons for future implementations of R2P. Pınar Gözen Ercan is Associate Professor of International Relations in the Department of International Relations at Hacettepe University, Turkey. She is Director of the 2R2Ps for Sustainable Peace Research Group. She researches and publishes intensively on R2P. Product Description This book focuses on measures pertaining to the three-pillar implementation strategy of R2P and examines how and to what extent the three pillars have been practised. Rich in its geographical scope, this edited book provides a critical analysis of R2P practice over the last two decades by focusing on representative cases from different regions. Analysing not only recent and/or underexplored cases but also widely studied cases from a fresh and alternative perspective, it sheds light on the depth and scope of the norm as well as the variety of actors involved and how they impact R2P practice. Diverging from most accounts, this edited book does not approach the cases as a ‘success’ or ‘failure’ of R2P. By studying the background to the conflicts and making assessments on a pillar-by-pillar basis, each chapter addresses the root causes, traces the process of implementation, investigates the actions of the actors involved, identifies elements of success and failure and finally questions the sustainability of the protection provided to date. Meanwhile, the conceptual chapters complement the case analyses through an overall evaluation of R2P’s first two decades and the progress achieved so far with the aim to draw lessons for future implementations of R2P. Review “Books on R2P usually engage in analysis of the same case studies, but this edited volume is different. It features a collection of essays of some of the classic cases that scholars and practitioners are now very much familiar with, but also the often-neglected ones like Nigeria, Guinea, Yemen and Gaza that have not garnered enough scholarly attention in discussions of how R2P is being implemented. This is a brilliantly edited volume that expands our repertoire of case studies and would prove a valuable resource for students and scholars alike.” (Bola Adediran, Lecturer in International Relations, Liverpool Hope University, UK) “Since its establishment as an emerging norm some 20 years ago, the R2P principle has evolved from being a beacon of hope to a subject of contestation. Its positive impact is often eclipsed by the controversial cases―such as Libya, Syria and Myanmar―and its political value is threatened in a transitional international order in which nationalism and geopolitical rivalry are resurgent. This excellent volume explores these themes and difficulties, but also reminds us that the R2P principle is needed more than