Theoretical accounts of genocide and mass atrocity commonly embrace the thesis of norm transformation. This thesis holds, first, that individual and institutional participation in such crimes is at least partially explained by transformations in basic norms that structure social and political life. It holds, second, that preventing future occurrences of such crimes requires changing norms that currently govern the actions of particular individual and institutional actors. This paper clarifies, defends, and extends the thesis of norm transformation. It clarifies this thesis by providing a general account of the nature and dynamics of norms. It defends this thesis against charges of circularity and against the claim that norms are not, in fac...
All political communities set normative limits to the acceptable use of force. A threshold of atroci...
This thesis seeks to provide an account of the role played by ideologies in acts of mass violence ag...
Two central puzzles about social norms are how they are enforced and how they are created or modifie...
Theoretical accounts of genocide and mass atrocity commonly embrace the thesis of norm transformatio...
This book is the first general theory of the influence of norms—moral, legal and social—on genocide ...
It is largely accepted that norms progress through certain stages of development;\ud however, the cu...
This dissertation advances a new theory of normative transformation. It explains ‘norm change’ when ...
This thesis examines the status of the legal and moral norm against torture within post-9/11 America...
Over the last two decades, the international community has taken on the task of rebuilding societies...
This research makes use of a Constructivist approach to norm development, in particular the concept ...
There are a wide variety of contemporary international norms: some are large and diffuse, while othe...
This article investigates the complex relationship between atrocity prevention and other related – y...
Some norms are bad. Norms of revenge, female genital mutilation, honor killings, and other norms str...
Anorm and its adjective ‘normal ’ may have at least three messages forus. First of all, a norm tells...
Why and how do norms emerge? Which norms emerge and why these ones in particular? Such que...
All political communities set normative limits to the acceptable use of force. A threshold of atroci...
This thesis seeks to provide an account of the role played by ideologies in acts of mass violence ag...
Two central puzzles about social norms are how they are enforced and how they are created or modifie...
Theoretical accounts of genocide and mass atrocity commonly embrace the thesis of norm transformatio...
This book is the first general theory of the influence of norms—moral, legal and social—on genocide ...
It is largely accepted that norms progress through certain stages of development;\ud however, the cu...
This dissertation advances a new theory of normative transformation. It explains ‘norm change’ when ...
This thesis examines the status of the legal and moral norm against torture within post-9/11 America...
Over the last two decades, the international community has taken on the task of rebuilding societies...
This research makes use of a Constructivist approach to norm development, in particular the concept ...
There are a wide variety of contemporary international norms: some are large and diffuse, while othe...
This article investigates the complex relationship between atrocity prevention and other related – y...
Some norms are bad. Norms of revenge, female genital mutilation, honor killings, and other norms str...
Anorm and its adjective ‘normal ’ may have at least three messages forus. First of all, a norm tells...
Why and how do norms emerge? Which norms emerge and why these ones in particular? Such que...
All political communities set normative limits to the acceptable use of force. A threshold of atroci...
This thesis seeks to provide an account of the role played by ideologies in acts of mass violence ag...
Two central puzzles about social norms are how they are enforced and how they are created or modifie...