We introduce “antifragility” as a conceptual framework to understand the impact of
occasional violations of regime norms on the health of respective regimes. Contrary to the …

In his book, Dr. Michal Smetana of Charles University Prague develops a complex theory of
deviation in international society around the concept of stigma politics. He completes work …

Beginning with the negotiations that concluded with the unanimous adoption of the United
Nations Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide on …

In this article, we draw on insights from the interactionist perspective in sociology and
international relations (IR) norm contestation literature to explore the relationship between …

While difficulties in theorising agency prevail in constructivist research, the agency-structure
dichotomy, which underlies these attempts, remains firmly in place. This article argues that …

It has become a truism to state that sanctions are becoming increasingly the policy
instrument of choice. According to a review by Felbermayr et al.(2020), the number of …

The concept of stigma is nowadays commonly applied in IR to study the" spoiled identities"
of states in international affairs. However, it is still unclear to what extent the stigmatization …

Deviance at the international level is poorly understood and under-theorized. This paper
endeavors to foster a deeper understanding of deviance in international relations (IR) …

Russia, Iran, North Korea, and Cuba are not usual actors on the global stage, as their
undemocratic nature manifests not only in domestic policies but also in contemporary …

This study analyses the effect of stigmatisation–the process of marking certain actors,
behaviours or attributes as deviant in order to reinforce the norms of a social order–on …