Normative Transformation and the War on Terrorism - The Evolution of Targeted Killing, Torture, Private Military

Sociological analysis of the transformation of prohibitions on assassination, torture, and mercenaries as components of the US War on Terror.

List of contents

1. Introduction: Normative Transformation, Prohibitions, and International Politics; 2. A Theory of Normativity; 3. Tracing Normative Transformations; 4. Targeted Killing and Assassination; 5. Case 2: 'Enhanced Interrogation' and the Prohibition on Torture; 6. Private Military and Security Companies and the Prohibition on Mercenaries; 7. Conclusion: Normative Transformation, International Politics, and the World beyond Counterterrorism.

About the author

Simon Frankel Pratt is a Lecturer in Political Science, in the School of Social and Political Sciences, at the University of Melbourne. His recent articles have appeared in journals including International Theory, International Studies Quarterly, European Journal of International Relations, International Studies Review, and Terrorism and Political Violence.

Summary

Pratt uses practice theory and relational sociology to analyse transformations in the prohibition on assassination, torture, and mercenaries during the US War on Terror. This book will interest students and scholars of foreign and defence policy, international relations theory, international security, social theory, and American politics.

Foreword

Sociological analysis of the transformation of prohibitions on assassination, torture, and mercenaries as components of the US War on Terror.

Product details

• Authors: Simon Frankel Pratt, Simon Frankel (University of Melbourne) Pratt
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 31.10.2023
• EAN: 9781009096461
• ISBN: 978-1-0-0909646-1
• No. of pages: 227
• Subjects: Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political science and political education; POLITICAL SCIENCE / International Relations / General, TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING / Military Science, International Relations, Military engineering