Motivations for Humanitarian intervention by Andreas Krieg

Author:Andreas Krieg
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Springer Netherlands, Dordrecht

Focus of the media coverage (on the actual humanitarian crisis or not)

Public Awareness of the crisis

Public’s attitude towards intervention.

Feeling of moral obligation to intervene by the decision-maker

Another parameter reflecting the drive of the decision maker to intervene for altruistic reasons is the personal affiliation of the decision maker with the fate of the suffering individuals on the ground. Because this parameter refers to inner motivations, the focus here will be on the decision maker at the highest state level. Even though it is difficult to find reliable sources about the state of mind of the decision maker, statements from his/her immediate vicinity can give hints about the extent to which the decision maker was empathetically engaged in the humanitarian crisis. Personal feelings of empathy and sympathy with the suffering populations abroad can be an incentive or at least a facilitator for statesmen to make an altruistic decision towards intervention. Personal experiences of the past, personal ethics or even personal affiliations with certain groups can lead decision-makers to make altruistic decisions in favour of others. The measurements for this parameter will be expressed on basis of the following criteria:Number of reliable statements that decision maker felt empathetic with endangered population

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