ABSTRACT

This edited volume brings together the work of scholars from different disciplines including sociology, political science and anthropology, and analyses how global institutions are embedded in local contexts within development aid. It examines theoretical and empirical implications of the diffusion and anchoring of world polity institutions at the local and global levels.

The volume furthers the understanding of the dynamics of norm negotiation and glocalization processes in culturally varied societies in an era of globalization. Themes and topics covered include: children and human rights, gender mainstreaming, multi-level actor partnerships, anti-corruption programming, local ownership, land rights and corporate social responsibility.

Bringing together expert contributors, this comprehensive volume will be an invaluable resource for all scholars of localization and globalization studies, as well as those in the field of international relations.

chapter 1|16 pages

Introduction

ByTHORSTEN BONACKER, JUDITH VON HEUSINGER AND KERSTIN ZIMMER

part |2 pages

PART I The localization of human rights

chapter 2|21 pages

Multi-level actor partnerships for implementing children’s rights

ByANDREA SCHAPPER

chapter 3|18 pages

Framing the position of social media in the local institutionalization of international human rights norms

ByREILLY ANNE DEMPSEY WILLIS AND BENJAMIN MASON MEIER

chapter 4|19 pages

Japan’s experience in localizing human rights in post-conflict Nepal

ByMIHO TAKA, MAIKO TAKEUCHI AND SACHIKO GOTO KAMIDOHZONO

part |2 pages

PART III The localization of agency

part |2 pages

PART IV The localization in economic development cooperation