#IRNorms
Non-liberal norms can also diffuse #IRNorms
After a failed auto-coup, Yoon's supporters are standing off against the cops chanting, "stop the steal!"

As did Bolsonaro supporters in '22.

I've yet to see any Dem or liberal pundit hang this new normal in democracies across the world on Trump and his enablers in congress and on SCOTUS.
Yoon's team claims immunity from insurrection charges, citing Trump ruling | Yonhap News Agency
SEOUL, Jan. 3 (Yonhap) -- The legal team of suspended President Yoon Suk Yeol claimed Frid...
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January 3, 2025 at 3:47 PM
As there have been rightfully a lot of important discussion today about violations of foundational norms, it's also important to understand when norms have been upheld and even strengthened #IRNorms
It’s incumbent upon those of us who understand the value and utility of internationalism to take a stand and defend it.

My new series with Lex International showcasing successful int'l treaties is part of this effort

www.globaldispatches.org/p/when-treat...
When Treaties Work: The Chemical Weapons Convention
The inside story of a wildly successful treaty
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January 6, 2025 at 9:26 PM
Under which conditions do policy norms survive within international organizations and how do 'resilient policy norms' improve our understanding of norm dynamics? #GlobalGovernance #IRNorms

Check out this article in @jird-jour.bsky.social by @tschmidtke.bsky.social and Antje Vetterlein.
Contextualizing norms: international organizations and the creation of resilient policy norms - Journal of International Relations and Development
Understanding the role of international norms has been a prominent theme in International Relations, alongside studying International Organizations (IOs) as norm diffusers. Combining both…
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February 10, 2026 at 1:02 PM
How do the Consultative Meetings of Central Asian leaders generate local norms and institutional practices that sustain regional order beyond Western models? #Localization #IRNorms

Article available in @iajournal.bsky.social by Filippo Costa Buranelli.
The Consultative Meetings of Heads of State of Central Asia: local norms, institutions and the fundamentals of regional order
After more than a decade of tensions, leaders of the five central Asian republics have met annually since 2018. This article argues that the Consultative M
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February 12, 2026 at 8:04 PM
In this new @iojournal.bsky.social article, the authors explore whether illiberal regimes will roll back liberal reforms as US support for democracy declines, arguing that liberal norm adaptation in autocracies is likely to endure due to how embedded they are in domestic politics. #IRTheory #IRNorms
The End of Autocratic Norm Adaptation? US Retrenchment and Liberal Norms in Illiberal Regimes | International Organization | Cambridge Core
The End of Autocratic Norm Adaptation? US Retrenchment and Liberal Norms in Illiberal Regimes - Volume 79 Issue S1
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March 12, 2026 at 12:03 PM
Who really shapes refugee policy on the ground? In @gsqjournal.bsky.social, Tamarice Fakhoury and @watfanajdi.bsky.social examine how grassroot actors actively recontextualize and reinterpret the Global Compact on Refugees. #IRNorms #RefugeeRights
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Localizing Global Governance amid Fog and Friction: The Case of the Global Compact on Refugees in Complex Conflict Environments
Abstract. How do local organizations at the forefront of refugee responses in conflict-affected environments contextualize global governance frameworks on
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September 22, 2026 at 12:02 PM
📢 Hun Joon Kim (Korea University) and I are co-editing a special of JCEAS on "Norm Contestation and the Politics of #TransitionalJustice in East and Southeast Asia." Please send us your 250-word abstract by Oct 15. Link to full CfP below 👇 www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/7v61o... #IRtheory #IRnorms
October 1, 2025 at 11:58 AM
“Today is a dark day for those seeking to protect civilians in conflict. By deciding to bring back these antiquated and inhumane weapons, the five countries are undermining a global norm that has saved countless civilian lives.” #IRnorms #NormContestation #CivilianProtection
Poland’s Withdrawal from the Mine Ban Treaty Takes Legal Effect: Nobel Peace Prize Laureate urges “Do Not Produce, Do Not Use” - ICBLCMC
International Campaign to Ban Landmines - Cluster Munition Coalition - Landmine and Cluster Munition Monitor
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February 23, 2026 at 1:51 PM
This account will be used to spotlight cutting-edge research on international norms, relevant news, research outputs from the project and newly published episodes of our podcast.

#IRTheory #IRNorms #TransitionalJustice #ProtectionofCivilians #CivilianProtection #Localization #GlobalGovernance
Localization in World Politics
Listen to episodes and learn more about Localization in World Politics. Hosts Jennifer Welsh (Canada 150 Research Chair in Global Governance and Security; Director of the Centre for International…
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February 5, 2026 at 9:48 PM