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  Pathways of Transnational Activism: A Conceptual Framework

Zajak, S. (2014). Pathways of Transnational Activism: A Conceptual Framework. MPIfG Discussion Paper, 14/5.

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Zajak, Sabrina1, 2, Author           
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1Projekte von Gastwissenschaftlern und Postdoc-Stipendiaten, MPI for the Study of Societies, Max Planck Society, ou_1214554              
2Institute for Social Movements, Ruhr-Universität Bochum, Germany, ou_persistent22              

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 Abstract: This paper presents a novel analytical framework to study transnational activism in the
context of today’s international governance architecture. While there is a considerable
amount of literature on the emergence, development, and effects of transnational activism
in specific transnational governance arrangements or within a specific local context,
an integrated framework that analyzes the dynamic interplay between activism, transnational
institutions, and domestic contexts is still lacking. The framework of transnational
pathways of influence intends to help close this gap. It integrates insights from
social movement research on transnational collective action and insights from institutional
theorists on institutional interactions. The framework consists of three major
concepts: the concept of intra-pathway dynamics captures the relationship of mobilization
and institutional chance within one path; the concept of inter-pathway dynamics
encompasses institutional interactions and interdependencies between activism across
paths; and the concept of the global–local link characterizes the relationship of activism
within each path to local actors, the domestic context, and the political regime. The
paper outlines this framework and exemplifies it by taking the case of transnational
labor-rights activism targeting labor-rights violations in a strong and nondemocratic
state: the People’s Republic of China. It shows that the study of activism across different
transnational pathways over time is necessary to understand the combined effects of
activist interventions, institutional co-evolution and interaction as an explanation of
the process of selective convergence between global norms and local practices.
 Abstract: Der Beitrag präsentiert einen neuen Ansatz zur Analyse transnationalen Mehrebenenaktivismus
in der globalen Governance-Architektur. Der besondere Fokus liegt auf dem
Zusammenspiel zwischen Aktivisten, multiplen transnationalen Institutionen und dem
lokalen Kontext. Kern des Analyserahmens bilden drei Konzepte: Intra-Pfad-Entwicklungen
beschreiben die Interaktion zwischen Mobilisierung und institutionellem Wandel
innerhalb eines Pfades; Inter-Pfad-Dynamiken umfassen institutionelle Interaktionen
und Interdependenzen zwischen Aktivismus in verschiedenen Pfaden; und der global-
lokale Link erklärt das Verhältnis von Aktivisten in den einzelnen Pfaden zu lokalen
Akteuren, dem lokalen Kontext und dem politischen Regime. Der Analyserahmen wird
anhand des Beispiels von transnationalem Arbeitsrechtsaktivismus, der gegen schlechte
Arbeitsbedingungen in chinesischen Lieferbetrieben mobilisiert, erörtert. Es zeigt sich,
dass die Analyse von transnationalem Aktivismus entlang verschiedener Pfade und im
Zeitverlauf nötig ist, um die Wirkung des Zusammenspiels verschiedener Effekte – transnationale
Interventionen, institutionelle Ko-Evolution und Interaktion – zu verstehen:
Nur in ihrem Wechselspiel führen diese Prozesse zu einer selektiven Konvergenz zwischen
globalen Normen, nationalen Rechten und lokalen Praktiken.

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Language(s): eng - English
 Dates: 2014-05
 Publication Status: Issued
 Pages: IV, 17
 Publishing info: Köln : Max-Planck-Institut für Gesellschaftsforschung
 Table of Contents: 1 Introduction
2 The problem of multiple institutional contexts and their impact
on transnational activism
3 Specifying the framework: Transnational activism against
labor-rights violations in a strong and nondemocratic state
Why labor?
Why nondemocratic and strong states?
4 Defining pathways of influence
Transnational pathways of influence
Intra-pathway dynamics
Inter-pathway dynamics
Global-local link
Particularities of the civil society path
5 Studying pathways of influence
6 Advantages, contributions, and future research
7 References
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Title: MPIfG Discussion Paper
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MPI for the Study of Societies, Max Planck Society, Editor              
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Pages: - Volume / Issue: 14/5 Sequence Number: - Start / End Page: - Identifier: ISSN: 0944-2073
ISSN: 1864-4325