| Global Norms with a Local Face: Rule-Of-Law Promotion and Norm Translation Contributor(s): Zimmermann, Lisbeth (Author) |
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ISBN: 1107172047 ISBN-13: 9781107172043 Publisher: Cambridge University Press OUR PRICE: $114.00 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: September 2017 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Political Science | International Relations - General |
| Series: Cambridge Studies in International Relations |
| Physical Information: 0.71" H x 6.53" W x 9.36" (1.25 lbs) 314 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: To what extent are global rule-of-law norms, which external actors promote in post-conflict states, localized? Who decides whether global standards or local particularities prevail? This book offers a new approach to the debate about how the dilemma between the diffusion of global norms and their localization is dealt with in global politics. Studying the promotion of children's rights, access to public information, and an international commission against impunity in Guatemala, Lisbeth Zimmermann demonstrates that rule-of-law promotion triggers domestic contestation and thereby changes the approach taken by external actors, and ultimately the manner in which global norms are translated. However, the leeway in local translation is determined by the precision of global norms. Based on an innovative theoretical approach and an in-depth study of rule-of-law translation, Zimmermann argues for a shift in norm promotion from context sensitivity to democratic appropriation, speaking to scholars of international relations, peacebuilding, democratization studies, international law, and political theory. |
Contributor Bio(s): Zimmermann, Lisbeth: - Lisbeth Zimmermann is a senior researcher at the Peace Research Institute in Frankfurt. She is an external lecturer at Goethe University Frankfurt and is affiliated with the university's Cluster of Excellence 'Formation of Normative Orders'. |