Norms, Strategies and Political Change
Explaining the Establishment of the Convention on the Future of Europe
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 7770906 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Dionyssis G Dimitrakopoulos (0000-0002-6101-4022, Birkbeck, University of London, corresponding author), Dionyssis Dimitrakopoulos (Birkbeck College, University of London, UK) |
| Year | 2008 |
| Volume | 14 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 319-341 |
| Publication date | 2008-06-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | European Journal of International Relations (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1354-0661 • E-ISSN: 1460-3713 |
| Publisher | SAGE Publications (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.1177/1354066108089245 |
| OpenAlex | W2148132514 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 3 |
| References cited | 30 |
Norms affect political outcomes by shaping the strategies that political actors use to advance their interests. Norms do so by shaping the terms of the debates that underpin political decision making. Unlike existing literature that highlights the importance of persuasion, this article demonstrates that through the mechanism of rhetorical action, norms induce self-interested political actors to adapt their strategy and accept political change that they would normally oppose. The case of the advent of the Convention on the Future of Europe examined here shows that by considering the impact of norms on the behaviour of the opponents of change, ideational analyses can incorporate agency in the explanation of political change
Collective action · Convention · Economics · Law and economics · Persuasion · Political action · Political communication · Political economy · Political science · Politics · Positive economics · Rhetorical question · Social science · Sociology · European Union Policy and Governance · International Relations and Foreign Policy · Law · Political Influence and Corporate Strategies · Psychology · Social Psychology
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| Unique citing works | 3 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,21 |
| Citation span | 2012 - 2015 (4) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 3 |