O'Driscoll, C. (2019) Nobody wins: the victory taboo in just war theory. Journal of Strategic Studies, 42(7), pp. 901-919. (doi: 10.1080/01402390.2019.1588118)
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Abstract
This article examines how scholars of the just war tradition think about the ethical dilemmas that arise in the endgame phase of modern warfare. In particular, it focuses upon their reticence to engage the idiom of ‘victory’. Why, it asks, have scholars been so reluctant to talk about what it means to ‘win’ a just war? It contends that, while just war scholars may have good reason to be sceptical about ‘victory’, engaging it would grant them a more direct view of the critical potentialities, but also the limitations, of just war reasoning.
| Item Type: | Articles |
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| Status: | Published |
| Refereed: | Yes |
| Glasgow Author(s) Enlighten ID: | O'Driscoll, Professor Cian |
| Authors: | O'Driscoll, C. |
| College/School: | College of Social Sciences > School of Social and Political Sciences > Politics |
| Journal Name: | Journal of Strategic Studies |
| Publisher: | Taylor and Francis |
| ISSN: | 0140-2390 |
| ISSN (Online): | 1743-937X |
| Published Online: | 21 March 2019 |
| Copyright Holders: | Copyright © 2019 The Author |
| First Published: | First published in Journal of Strategic Studies 42(7): 901-919 |
| Publisher Policy: | Reproduced under a Creative Commons License |
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