Transnational Advocacy Networks Flashcards
1
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What are transnational advocacy networks?
A
Actors working internationally on an issue, who are bound together by shared norms & values, a common discourse & dense exchanges of information & services
2
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What is TANs’ goal?
A
Go beyond exchanging policy & aiding people in distress
3
Q
What do TANs do?
A
- Information politics
- Leverage politics
- Accountability politics
- Symbolic politics
4
Q
What are information politics in TANs?
A
Statistical information & testimony
5
Q
What are symbolic politics in TANs?
A
Taking upon a symbolic event or action to make sense of a situation
6
Q
What are leverage politics in TANs?
A
Gaining power through influence with stranger actors
7
Q
What are accountability politics in TANs?
A
After governmental formal commitments, TANs press then to serve their obligations
8
Q
What do TANs seek?
A
- Define issues & set the agenda
- Influence discursive positions
- Influence institutional procedures
- Influence policy changes
- Influence state behavior
