Advocacy Networks and Romani Politics in Central and Eastern Europe
Publisher: Journal on Ethnopolitics and Minority Issues in Europe Volume: 22 pages, pdf Description: Transnational advocacy networks have in recent years attracted the attention of scholars discussing the diffusion and power of international norms (e.g. Finnemore and Sikkink 1998; Keck and Sikkink 1998; Risse et al. 1999). One of the arguments proposed in this literature contends that through emphasizing the norms of universal human rights, international nongovernmental organizations (NGOs) are able to support domestic opposition movements demanding political change in norm-violating states. For example, Risse and Sikkink (1999: 5) argue that international NGOs advocating human rights have played a crucial role in mobilizing domestic opposition and legitimating the claims of local social movements in such diverse regions as Latin America, Africa and Eastern Europe.