Global Norms and National Politics

2013 ◽  
pp. 426-438 ◽  
Author(s):  
Armando Barrientos ◽  
David Hulme
Keyword(s):  
National Politics ◽  
Global Norms

The Role of Enforcement of Law in the Establishment of a New International Order: A Proposal for a Transnational Police Force

1980 ◽  
Vol 6 (2) ◽  
pp. 307-337 ◽  
Author(s):  
Robert C. Johansen ◽  
Saul H. Mendlovitz
Keyword(s):  
Political Institutions ◽  
International System ◽  
National Politics ◽  
Short Term ◽  
Process Of Change ◽  
World Polity ◽  
Self Help ◽  
Monitoring And Enforcement ◽  
Global Norms

This essay examines the need to supplement national self-help in enforcing desirable global norms, explains the potential contributions of a transnational enforcement agency to the creation of a more just and peaceful world polity, describes how such an agency might function, and explores steps for establishing such an agency. The proposed transnational enforcement agency is discussed within the context of a comprehensive process of change that aims to domesticate international politics and transnationalize national politics. By gradually reinforcing preferred norms through more effective monitoring and enforcement of them, it is possible to increase the governability of and to humanize world society, as well as to increase the governing ability of political institutions at all levels. The authors examine the problem of unequal enforcement and emphasize that the proposed transnational agency, even imperfectly functioning, holds more promise for helping to establish justice and keep the peace than do present diplomatic and military practices. The agency's long-range utility for transforming the international system is no less important than its short-term potential for alleviating structural and direct violence.

scholarly journals Indigenous Mobilisation and the Law of Consultation in Peru: A Boomerang Pattern?

2014 ◽  
Vol 5 (4) ◽  
Author(s):  
Claire Wright
Keyword(s):  
International Relations ◽  
National Level ◽  
International Relations Theory ◽  
National Politics ◽  
Movement Theory ◽  
Political Processes ◽  
Political Opportunities ◽  
Indigenous Movement ◽  
Global Norms ◽  
The Impact

Prior to 2009, it was difficult to speak of a national level Indigenous movement in Peru with an impact on national politics. However, the situation changed after the tragic events known as the Baguazo. Little by little, diverse organisations representing different ethnic groups came together to push for a law of consultation, which was promulgated in 2011. Nevertheless, the process has been highly complex and is still ongoing. The aim of this article is to offer some interpretative clues in order to understand how the national level movement came about, as well as how it made an impact on national political processes. Referring to social movement theory and constructivist international relations theory, I analyse several important episodes between 2009 and 2013. I find that both the convergence and the impact of a national level Indigenous movement in Peru are embedded in complex bargaining processes in which issues of ethnicity and political opportunities at the national level have been affected by the leverage of global norms (specifically the International Labour Organisation’s Covenant No. 169) by both international and national actors.

Educating Monks

2017 ◽  
Author(s):  
Thomas A. Borchert
Keyword(s):  
High Schools ◽  
Southeast Asia ◽  
Minority Group ◽  
Junior High Schools ◽  
Educational Institutions ◽  
The Political ◽  
Theravada Buddhism ◽  
National Politics ◽  
Reform Era ◽  
And Training

Educating Monks examines the education and training of novices and young Buddhist monks of a Tai minority group on China’s Southwest border. The Buddhists of this region, the Dai-lue, are Chinese citizens but practice Theravada Buddhism and have long-standing ties to the Theravāda communities of Southeast Asia. The book shows how Dai-lue Buddhists train their young men in village temples, monastic junior high schools and in transnational monastic educational institutions, as well as the political context of redeveloping Buddhism during the Reform era in China. While the book focuses on the educational settings in which these young boys are trained, it also argues that in order to understand how a monk is made, it is necessary to examine local agenda, national politics and transnational Buddhist networks.

Urbanicity, City Delegations, and Two-Dimensional Liberalism

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Thomas K. Ogorzalek
Keyword(s):  
National Level ◽  
Two Dimensions ◽  
Political Order ◽  
Two Dimensional ◽  
Local Institutions ◽  
Horizontal Integration ◽  
National Politics ◽  
United Front ◽  
Strategies For Success

This theoretical chapter develops the argument that the conditions of cities—large, densely populated, heterogeneous communities—generate distinctive governance demands supporting (1) market interventions and (2) group pluralism. Together, these positions constitute the two dimensions of progressive liberalism. Because of the nature of federalism, such policies are often best pursued at higher levels of government, which means that cities must present a united front in support of city-friendly politics. Such unity is far from assured on the national level, however, because of deep divisions between and within cities that undermine cohesive representation. Strategies for success are enhanced by local institutions of horizontal integration developed to address the governance demands of urbanicity, the effects of which are felt both locally and nationally in the development of cohesive city delegations and a unified urban political order capable of contending with other interests and geographical constituencies in national politics.

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