The author explores why a large number of international organizations adopted sanctions against the apartheid regime in South Africa despite strategic and econo

In recent decades there have been several constructivist scholars who have looked at how norms change in international relations. However few have taken a close

Wayne Sandholtz and Kendall Stiles sketch the primary theoretical perspectives on international norm change, the 'legalisation' and 'transnational activist' app

Examines the involvement of local actors in conflicts over global norms at the intersection between international relations and international law.

This book collects Thomas Risse's most important articles together in a single volume. Covering a wide range of issues – the end of the Cold War, transatlanti