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Hittade 4 avhandlingar som matchar ovanstående sökkriterier.
1. Explaining Early Adoption : National Action Plans on Business and Human Rights
Sammanfattning : Diffusion of innovations theory concerns the process by which innovations are communicated through the members of a social system. Previous research has shed significant light on how public policies diffuse across governments over time, but there is little understanding of why they diffuse. The answer may lie in the motivations of early adopters. LÄS MER
2. Naming and Shaming : The politics and effectiveness of social pressure in the ILO
Sammanfattning : In the current international system, the use of centralized, hard enforcement mechanisms is often deemed either politically impossible or too costly. As a consequence, many international organizations (IOs) rely on so-called naming and shaming strategies as tools of political influence. LÄS MER
3. Watchdogs or Lapdogs? : National Human Rights Institutions in Africa
Sammanfattning : National human rights institutions (NHRIs) have important roles to play for the protection, promotion, and monitoring of human rights. These institutions are set up by governments that have a special role in upholding human rights but at the same time violate these rights. LÄS MER
4. Non-State Participation in International Organizations : Patterns, Drivers, and Consequences
Sammanfattning : Over recent decades, one of the most prominent developments in global governance has been the expanded involvement of non-state actors (NSAs) in the policy-making bodies of international organizations (IOs). This trend is expected to have positive implications for democracy and effectiveness in global governance by improving participation, accountability, and representation, and by allowing IOs to draw on NSA resources to improve policy-making. LÄS MER