TY  - JOUR
SP  - 413
VL  - 27
N1  - This version is the author accepted manuscript. For information on re-use, please refer to the publisher's terms and conditions.
IS  - 3
UR  - https://www.tandfonline.com/
A1  - Crossley, N
JF  - The South African Journal of International Affairs
EP  - 432
AV  - public
Y1  - 2020/11/02/
TI  - Explaining Inconsistency: Motive, Intent, and the Practice of Human Protection
PB  - Taylor & Francis
ID  - discovery10113534
N2  - What accounts for the inconsistency of human protection practice? This article explores the
role of motive and intent in determining collective responses to humanitarian crises. The article outlines
the purpose and roles of protection agents ? with a focus here on states acting collectively ? as well as
motives and intent. The study finds that, while human protection norms have gained traction and this is
reflected in collective practice, responses to humanitarian crises are not consistently motivated
primarily by humanitarian concerns. Even where there is robust political will to respond to a crisis,
intentions may differ among protection agents and can account for variability in the nature of collective
responses. A comparative case study of international responses to the post-electoral crisis in Kenya,
2007-8, and NATO?s intervention in Libya, 2011, illustrates these dynamics.
KW  - inconsistency
KW  -  motive
KW  -  intent
KW  -  human protection
KW  -  Kenya
KW  -  Libya
ER  -