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The Interactive Translation of Global Norms in Postconflict Guatemala
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 6274680 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Lisbeth Zimmermann (0000-0003-1323-8344, Peace Research Institute Frankfurt, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2017 |
| Volume | 61 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Pages | 774-785 |
| Publication date | 2017-12-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | International Studies Quarterly (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0020-8833 • E-ISSN: 1468-2478 |
| Publisher | Oxford University Press (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1093/isq/sqx044 |
| OpenAlex | W2771311972 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 33 |
| References cited | 31 |
How are global norms translated into local contexts? I examine the translation of three rule-of-law norms in postconflict Guatemala: the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child, the right to access public information, and best practices for international rule-of-law commissions. These cases, I argue, do not fit established models for diffusion, such as those associated with standard bargaining approaches, norm socialization frameworks, and norm localization theory. Instead, rule-of-law promotion triggered domestic contestation and, subsequently, what I term an "interactive translation loop." These processes changed the modes of interaction among rule-of-law promoters and how the norms ultimately translated into the Guatemalan context. I demonstrate that a critical variable, the precision of international norms, conditions the leeway available for such translations. To the extent that my framework travels to other cases, it offers an important corrective to established theories of how global norms translate into local contexts
Context (archaeology · Convention · Law and economics · Norm (philosophy · Political science · Politics · Rule of law · Social science · Socialization · Sociology · Global Peace and Security Dynamics · Law · Peacebuilding and International Security · Political Conflict and Governance
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| Unique citing works | 33 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 3,67 |
| Citation span | 2017 - 2025 (9) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 33 |