Understanding the Domestic Impact of International Norms: A Research Agenda
Journal
International Studies Review
ISSN
1521-1760
ISSN-Digital
1468-2486
Type
journal article
Date Issued
2000-03-01
Author(s)
Abstract (De)
Scholarship on international norms has recently begun to explore how domestic-level structures and processes affect compliance. This literature has identified the domestic legitimacy of an international norm as an important variable in accounting for the effects of norms on state behavior. But scholars have devoted insufficient attention to measuring the legitimacy or salience of international norms in the domestic arena and to identifying the pathways that lead to domestic salience. We offer insights that could lead to more systematic studies of the domestic impact of international norms. First, we propose a framework to measure the domestic salience of an international norm. Second, we identify four pathways by which an international norm can enter the national arena and one factor that conditions its impact on domestic political processes. The paper concludes by suggesting directions for future empirical research.
Language
German
HSG Classification
not classified
Refereed
No
Publisher
Blackwell
Publisher place
Malden, Mass.
Volume
2
Number
1
Start page
65
End page
87
Pages
23
Subject(s)
Eprints ID
38641