Abstract

BLANCO, Ramon. Normalizing abnormals in the international society: peace operations, Foucault and the English School. Relações Internacionais [online]. 2017, n.53, pp.83-107. ISSN 1645-9199.  https://doi.org/10.23906/ri2017.53a07.

This article discusses one of the most important elements of the current international reality - the construction of peace. More precisely, the article problematizes the role that peace operations have in the international politics. This problematization is advanced through the approximation of the analytical tools developed by the French philosopher Michel Foucault and the English School. The article argues that peace operations should be understood as a normalizing dispositif that, by seeking to normalize post‑conflict states and theirs populations, is pivotal to the fostering and the maintenance of an international society in particular - a (neo)liberal international society.

Keywords : Peace operations; international society; Michel Foucault; English School.

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