| ID | 110777 |
| Title Proper | Ethical interventions |
| Other Title Information | non-lethal weapons and the governance of insecurity |
| Language | ENG |
| Author | Anais, Seantel |
| Publication | 2011. |
| Summary / Abstract (Note) | This article employs some of the theoretical and methodological tools devised by Michel Foucault to explore the political rationale suggested by the proliferation and use of a class of weapons collectively referred to as 'non-lethal'. The invention and continued use of non-lethal weapons has been treated in existing literature as an ethical crisis. This article connects the emergence of non-lethal weaponry to the mobilization of a sense of ethical crisis concerning the humane treatment of civilians and combatants in conflicts in the United States and beyond. Policies related to non-lethal weaponry, along with the practices that they engender, are also explored in relation to the notion of 'partial citizenship'. Offering a contribution to the genealogy of non-lethal weapons, this article traces their involvement in the policing by US military agents of a variety of sites, actors, and contexts outside of the theater of war. |
| `In' analytical Note | Security Dialogue Vol. 42, No.6; Dec 2011: p.537-552 |
| Journal Source | Security Dialogue Vol. 42, No.6; Dec 2011: p.537-552 |
| Key Words | Non - Lethal Weaponry ; Ethics ; Foucault ; Insecurity ; Governmentality ; Political Sociology |