Contestation of international norms has become the new focus of IR norm research. The
optimism of the 1990s that fundamental liberal norms would diffuse globally has remained …

Over a relatively short period of time, Beijing moved from dismissing the UN to embracing it.
How are we to make sense of the People's Republic of China's (PRC) embrace of the UN …

What constitutes a strong or a weak norm? Scholars often refer to strong or weak, or
strengthening or weakening norms, yet there are widespread inconsistencies in terminology …

Environmentalism and Global International Society reveals how environmental values and
ideas have transformed the normative structure of international relations. Falkner argues that …

Norm research has struggled to leave behind its liberal progressive perspective on norms. It
has turned its attention towards contestation and norms erosion. Still, in a number of studies …

Abstract The Protection of Civilians (PoC) in peacekeeping and the Responsibility to Protect
(R2P) populations from atrocity crimes are two norms that emerged at the turn of the new …

This article reviews Indonesia's response to the Rohingya refugee crisis in 2022-2023. The
main focus is on government policies, humanitarian efforts and their impact on regional …

This article investigates the complex relationship between atrocity prevention and other
related–yet distinct–norms of the Responsibility to Protect (R2P) norm cluster. It analyses …

Constructivist theories of norm dynamics offer a variety of analytical tools to understand the
complex processes of norm emergence, diffusion, and evolution over time. As the literature …

This article considers the implications of a post-liberal order for the international
responsibility to protect. It focuses on two questions. First, what challenges will the …