CEU Electronic Theses and Dissertations, 2023
| Author | Boonstra, Janneke |
|---|---|
| Title | Explain this, Liberals! The tension between liberal norms and sanctioning practices |
| Summary | Liberalism has been the political ideology that triumphed over its ideological contenders by the end of the 20th century. After the fall of the Berlin Wall, the newfound intellectual hegemony and praxis of Liberalism were used as the blueprint for international order building. The Liberal International Order is based on the assumption that peace, prosperity, and democracy are supported by a foundation of free international trade. What can be seen in practice, however, is that since the 90s international sanctioning regimes have only increased. The tension between liberal assumptions and sanctioning practices will be explored by looking at the Japan-US trade war and the EU-Yugoslavia sanctioning regime. Through the analyses of these cases, 3 underlying reasons for sanctioning become apparent: (1) With increased interdependence, there is more chance of conflict, (2) Economic warfare may serve as a substitute for military intervention, (3) Powerful liberal economic actors may use illiberal means (sanctions) to force others into becoming more liberal. I argue that Liberal International Order theory can adopt some of the logic of geoeconomics to account for the disconnect between liberal values and sanctioning practices. |
| Supervisor | Piroska, Dóra |
| Department | International Relations MA |
| Full text | https://www.etd.ceu.edu/2023/boonstra_janneke.pdf |
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