| ID | 085120 |
| Title Proper | Revenge in international politics |
| Language | ENG |
| Author | Lowenheim, Oded ; Heimann, Gadi |
| Publication | 2008. |
| Summary / Abstract (Note) | This paper conceptualizes the phenomenon of revenge in international politics and seeks to specify the conditions that increase or diminish the tendency of states to take revenge against enemies. We situate the discussion of revenge within the broader context of emotions in IR. We argue that whether or not a state will take revenge depends on the combinations of three interrelated and mutually constitutive variables: (1) the degree to which a state emotionally experiences harm against it as morally outrageous, (2) the extent of humiliation the harmed state feels, and (3) the degree to which international retaliation is institutionalized by rules and laws that govern the use of cross-border force. We examine the Second Lebanon War (July 2006) as a case of revenge in international politics. |
| `In' analytical Note | Security Studies Vol. 17, No. 4; Oct-Dec 2008: p685-724 |
| Journal Source | Security Studies Vol. 17, No. 4; Oct-Dec 2008: p685-724 |
| Key Words | International Politics ; Politics ; State - Emotional Dimention ; Humiliation ; Negative Reciprocity ; Lebanon War ; Israel Humiliation |