ABSTRACT

Policy Transfer and Norm Circulation brings together various fields in the humanities and social sciences to propose a renewed analysis of policy transfer and norm circulation, by offering cross-regional case studies and providing both a comprehensive and innovative understanding of policy transfer.

The book introduces a constructive interdisciplinary dialogue and comparative approach, highlighting the partial and fragmented understanding of policy transfer and the questions and challenges in the study of policy transfer in three parts. Firstly, notions of transfer and circulation, including law, (political) economy, sociology and history; secondly, a focus on European studies and the transfer of norms, both within and outside the EU; and finally, an examination within a broader IR context.

This text will be of key interest to scholars and students of European Union politics/studies, international relations, public policy, economics and law, as well as practitioners dealing with regional integration.

chapter |15 pages

Introduction

part I|65 pages

The notion of transfer in social sciences

part II|99 pages

Policy and norm diffusion in European studies

part III|79 pages

Transfers and norm circulation in international relations

chapter 9|20 pages

Norm diffusion in international relations

The case of human rights and humanitarian norms

chapter 10|16 pages

The impact of global attraction on norm production

The case of the International Criminal Court

chapter 11|22 pages

Policy transfers as normative interactions

The case of environmental policy-making in China

chapter 12|19 pages

Shaping regional governance

The EU capacity-building strategy in Central America