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Cronin asks why states act collectively to protect populations within other states.
Synopsis
Why do states act through international organizations to protect populations within other states, even though this falls outside traditional definitions of state interest? Cronin argues that states act in this way because a cohesive international order, ensured by international protection, is essential to international stability.
About the Author
Bruce Cronin is an Assistant Professor of Political Science at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. He is the author of Community under Anarchy: Transnational Identity and the Evolution of Cooperation (1999), which was awarded the International Studies Association's 2000 Chadwick Alger Prize for the best book on international organization.
Table of Contents
1. International relations theory and the common good; 2. International protection regimes in an international order; 3. The national state and the protection of ethnic minorities; 4. The liberal state and the protection of European citizens; 5. The multicultural state and the protection of ethnic communities; 6. The nation-state and the protection of refugees; 7. Conclusion.