Domestic Effects of International Norms - EU Development Policy Principles in France, Germany and Spain

The European Union formulates ambitious joint principles for development policy, yet national implementation of these principles often lags behind. Which factors play a role in this? With a social constructivist norm approach, this study proposes a model for understanding the under-researched institutional embedding and internalisation of international norms at the domestic level. By looking at France, Germany and Spain, it investigates three long-standing EU member states. Its two case studies focus on two particular aspects of development policy: poverty orientation and joint donor approaches. On the basis of interviews and encompassing additional sources, the study argues that both agency and structural factors play a role in domestic norm translation.

Product details

• Authors: Laura-Theresa Krüger
• Publisher: Nomos
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 20.04.2022
• EAN: 9783848788835
• ISBN: 978-3-8487-8883-5
• No. of pages: 387
• Dimensions: 154 mm x 21 mm x 227 mm
• Weight: 564 g
• Series: Entwicklungstheorie und Entwicklungspolitik
• Subjects: Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Comparative and international political science; Entwicklungspolitik, Deutschland, Frankreich, Spanien, NG-Rabatt, Compliance, European Union, Constructivism, European consensus, Foreign Aid, Sozialkonstruktivismus, Low-income Countries, Normenforschung, Least-developed Countries, internationale Normen, EU development acquis