How do states challenge international regimes? The case study of Poland and the international refugee regime.

Abstract

International regimes became the topic of scholarly discussion in the study of International Relations only in the late 1970s and early 1980s. Very little scholarly explanation has been provided to clarify why, when or under what circumstances international regimes modify or collapse so far, while the expectations of the regime participants may change and disperse. This paper aims to explore how states that are not traditionally considered the most significant for the creation, design, and continuation of the regime might challenge its framework and under what conditions these actions could