La “Prueba del esfuerzo personal” en la teoría de la intervención militar de Michael Walze
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2019-03-26
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Paradela, Miguel
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Universidad EAFIT
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Este artículo analiza la importancia de la prueba del esfuerzo personal propuesta por Michael Walzer y muestra su valor como conector entre un conflicto interno de una comunidad y la intervención militar extranjera. Tras ofrecer una breve aproximación a la teoría de la autodeterminación en el pensamiento de Walzer —donde se describen los principios de autodeterminación y de no intervención dentro de la presunción de la legitimidad del Estado—, el artículo estudia el concepto de la prueba del esfuerzo personal. Asimismo, se ocupa de las particularidades de este mecanismo, mostrando los dos niveles de la prueba y las consecuencias de pasar ambos niveles. Luego, el estudio expone la importancia de la intervención militar —tanto de la contraintervención como de la intervención frente a secesión— como garante de la autodeterminación en la esfera internacional. Finalmente, cuestiona la conexión filosófica desarrollada por Walzer entre la victoria militar y la representatividad nacional a través del estudio de la Guerra Civil siria. El artículo concluye que la prueba del esfuerzo personal constituye una propuesta polémica e interesante, que combina el compromiso con el respeto por la autodeterminación con la intervención militar en la protección de la estabilidad internacional.
This paper analyzes the importance of Michael Walzer’s self-help test and discusses its importance as a link between a community’s internal conflict and foreign military intervention. After a brief introduction to self-determination theory in Walzer’s philosophical thought –describing self-determination and non-intervention principles within the presumption of state legitimacy–, the paper examines the concept of self-help. Also, it addresses the particular features of this mechanism, examining the two levels of this test as well as the consequences of passing both. Then, the study discusses the importance of military intervention –either counter-intervention or intervention in contexts of secession – as a guarantor of self-determination in the international realm. Finally, the paper challenges the philosophical connection established by Walzer between military victory and national representativeness through the study of the Syrian Civil War. The article concludes that the self-help test is a controversial yet interesting proposal combining the respect for self-determination commitment with military intervention in the protection of international stability.
This paper analyzes the importance of Michael Walzer’s self-help test and discusses its importance as a link between a community’s internal conflict and foreign military intervention. After a brief introduction to self-determination theory in Walzer’s philosophical thought –describing self-determination and non-intervention principles within the presumption of state legitimacy–, the paper examines the concept of self-help. Also, it addresses the particular features of this mechanism, examining the two levels of this test as well as the consequences of passing both. Then, the study discusses the importance of military intervention –either counter-intervention or intervention in contexts of secession – as a guarantor of self-determination in the international realm. Finally, the paper challenges the philosophical connection established by Walzer between military victory and national representativeness through the study of the Syrian Civil War. The article concludes that the self-help test is a controversial yet interesting proposal combining the respect for self-determination commitment with military intervention in the protection of international stability.