POLI 244 Chapter 10: POLI 244 - WP Text Ch. 10 Transnational Networks

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Definition: sets of constituent actors engaged in voluntary, reciprocal interactions and exchange across national borders. Two main types: transnational advocacy networks (tans) Bringing political and social change through social mobilization, changes in social norms, providing information, and political pressure on governments. International campaign to ban landmines: transnational terrorist networks political/social change, but different in their preference for violence as the bargaining or coercive means to bring about change. Spread of information may change interests of actors (ie. spread of climate change information by greenpeace. ) However, just information may not be enough, as counter-forces can also mobilize against these tans (tobacco lobby mobilizing against scientific knowledge on the adverse effects of tobacco: promotion of new norms. Norms affect behaviour by raising the costs of inappropriate actions. One function of tans is to encourage normative behaviour and spread norms across national borders.

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