The Evolution of International Norms

Florini, Ann

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“…IO professionals can also be invested in particular norms, and use their platform as a means to spread those norms (Finnemore 1993). Even when these norms are static, their moment in world affairs might be on the rise (Florini 1996), thereby raising the ability of those IOs that adhere to such a world view to take on a more prominent role.…”

Section: Can International Organizations Respond To the Changing World?mentioning

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Developing countries and international organizations: Introduction to the special issue

McArthur

Werker

2016

Rev Int Organ

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We describe four megatrends since the end of the Cold War that relate to developing countries: a greater share of the global economy; more accessible technologies, particularly in communication; breakthroughs in global cooperation in tackling basic human needs; and the evolution of a complex set of problems in spite of the progress. We then examine potential political economy channels that might hinder the ability of international organizations to adapt to the new realities. Introducing the articles to the special issue, we argue for four distinct variables that affect the behavior and character of international organizations: power, norms, preferences, and problems.Keywords International organizations . Developing countries . Political economy . Power . Norms . Preferences . Global governance The world of 2015, when the submissions for this special issue were received, was substantially different from the post-WWII world when the modern system of global governance through international organizations was established. In particular, the role and reach of developing countries and their citizens was in the midst of a major transformation. This special issue examines how, and how well, international organizations (IOs) are operating in this changed world. This journal, among others, has Rev Int Organ (2016) 11:155-169

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Section: Can International Organizations Respond To the Changing World?mentioning

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Developing countries and international organizations: Introduction to the special issue

McArthur

Werker

2016

Rev Int Organ

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“…It is therefore important to understand how norms arise and how they mutate and change. In fact, different types of norms have something crucial in common: they all evolve because they are subject to selection (Florini 1996). Norm evolution can be understood as a three-stage process (Finnemore and Sikkink 1998).…”

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Sleepwalkers in Athens: Power, Norms, and Ambiguity in Thucydides

Lavdas¹

2015

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This paper reevaluates different readings of Thucydides, assisted by an analysis of the causes of the Peloponnesian War. The paper argues that Thucydides' own account of the outbreak of the Peloponnesian War hints at a more nuanced and pluralist methodology compared to the one that has traditionally been associated with his celebrated approach to the "truest reason" of the war. Relations between the "immediate" causes and the "truest reason" why war broke out can best be understood through the prism of a particular approach to levels of analysis, one that strives to master a more abstract understanding in order to transcend and harness the richness, the complexity, even the ambiguity of actual interactions, interactions that Thucydides understood so well. But the complexity and ambiguity of actual interactions do not seem to lead to war as an inevitable outcome. In the absence of a systematic approach to the relations between levels, harnessing the sensitive understanding of actual events preceding the war manifests itself almost as a response to an aporia: what Thucydides implies is that -given the participants' mind-sets, preconceptions, norms, culture, and interests -a number of conditions that must be analysed at a higher level of abstraction may render a certain outcome probable.

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“…Providers of party assistance do not so much make a moral appeal to party representatives to change their ways, as they seek to convince them of the instrumental value of reform. The norm fails to inspire a sense of moral 'oughtness' (Florini 1996) are not as programmatically distinct as before while having a stronger focus on elections (Scarrow et al 2000). The parties with which the core providers of party assistance are associated, therefore, present questionable examples for emulation.…”

Section: Norm Robustnessmentioning

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Against All Odds : Aiding Political Parties in Georgia and Ukraine

Bader¹

2010

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The Evolution of International Norms

Cited by 425 publications

References 39 publications

Developing countries and international organizations: Introduction to the special issue

Developing countries and international organizations: Introduction to the special issue

Sleepwalkers in Athens: Power, Norms, and Ambiguity in Thucydides

Against All Odds : Aiding Political Parties in Georgia and Ukraine

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