TRANSNATIONAL ACTIVISM AND WORLD POLITICS

Transnational activism has become increasingly salient dynamics of world politics in several issue areas including human rights, environment, development, women‟s rights, and peace. The article first assesses how major International Relations theories look at them. While realist theories do not take...

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Published in:Uluslararası iktisadi ve idari incelemeler dergisi 2015-07, Vol.8 (15)
Main Author: ERDEM, Engin İ.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
İdari Bilimler
İktisat & İşletme & Finans
Uluslararası İlişkiler
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Summary:Transnational activism has become increasingly salient dynamics of world politics in several issue areas including human rights, environment, development, women‟s rights, and peace. The article first assesses how major International Relations theories look at them. While realist theories do not take them seriously, constructivism and sociological institutionalism underline the fact that transnational actors can matter in world politics. An important component of this study is that it assesses when, how, and under what conditions transnational actors can matter in international relations. Finally, the study examines areas in which transnational actors pose challenges for statecentric Westphalian international system while suggesting that they also suffer from notable limitations. In the end, the article calls for the existence of opportunities for further research.
ISSN:1307-9832
1307-9859
DOI:10.18092/ijeas.90257