Responsibility to protect in Southeast Asia and the role of civil society organizations as norm entrepreneurs

College

College of Liberal Arts

Department/Unit

Political Science

Document Type

Article

Source Title

Asia-Pacific Social Science Review

Volume

13

Issue

1

First Page

41

Last Page

49

Publication Date

10-8-2013

Abstract

The article looks into responsibility to protect (R2P) in Southeast Asia and the role of civil society organizations (CSOs) as norm entrepreneurs. Using Finnemore and Sikkink's "norm life cycle" theory, it is argued that civil society organizations contribute to the emergence of the R2P norm in the region; however, for the norm to be fully "internalized" by target states, it needs to be constitutively localized-that is, it needs to be reconciled with preexisting regional and domestic norms. CSOs need to engage governments, domestic political leaders, and local nongovernmental organizations in order for R2P to be applied in a manner consistent with the ASEAN Way and ASEAN states' interests, preferences, and priorities. © 2013 De La Salle University, Philippines.

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Disciplines

International Relations

Keywords

Japan--Foreign relations--Southeast Asia; Southeast Asia--Foreign relations--Japan; Civil society--Southeast Asia; Economic assistance, Japanese--Southeast Asia

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