O paradoxo da desumanização no Afeganistão: um estudo de caso do papel desumanizador da International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) no período de 2003-2014

Abstract

This study on dehumanization seeks to shed light on a subject little studied in the area of International Relations. The theoretical model on dehumanization encompasses two concepts of humanity – human nature and human uniqueness. Those two concepts represent two forms of humanity denial – the animalistic and the mechanistic forms. In the Afghan scenario of prolonged violence, over decades of war, destructive human relations become an exemplification of dehumanizing processes. The case study focuses on the International Security Assistance Force (ISAF), a multinational mission authorized by the UN Security Council to be the first operation to support peace building under the NATO command. Elements of the military discourse and practices provide a basis for characterizing ISAF’s role in Afghanistan as a dehumanizing agent. The dehumanization paradox exposes forms of prejudice, stereotyping, discrimination, delegitimization and objectification that interrelate and destructively impact the lives of the Afghan people.