The discursive construction of intervention: selves, democratic legacies, and Responsibility to Protect in French discourse on Libya

摘要: ABSTRACTThis article analyses French executives' and lawmakers' legitimisations of the intervention in Libya with aim understanding discursive construction intervention. It investigates arguments favour oppositions they were confronted with. To these belong a re-evaluated democratic legacy France, an identification Libyan people, debate on Responsibility to Protect rule law world politics, which have broader relevance for actorness abroad. The applies Essex School discourse theory techniques from Interpretive Policy Analysis executive speeches parliamentary documents structuring estimating strength ideas their interdiscursive configuration. An ideal-typical explanation legitimisation choice one policy over another is made. argues that going war equated question cultural appropriateness.