Gallagher, A orcid.org/0000-0002-2625-7715 and Docherty, B (2022) What role[s] do expectations play in norm dynamics? International Politics, 59 (2). pp. 227-243. ISSN 1384-5748
Abstract
Despite the central importance often placed on expectations in defining norms, expectations are routinely invoked in a fleeting manner. When they are, expectations are utilised in many different ways, without anyone acknowledging this, which creates confusion. The article argues that expectations should not be viewed as playing a singular role in the norm process. Instead, it puts forward three roles that expectations play in norm dynamics: (i) norms embody expectations, (ii), norms generate expectations, (iii), that different actor expectations have a direct bearing on how norms travel. In so doing, the article seeks to catalyse a much-needed conversation over the concept of expectations in norm dynamics. To aid this, the interdisciplinary analysis draws on Political Psychology, Economics, and Political Science to highlight that other disciplines have spent decades analysing the complexities of expectations. The conclusion offers five recommendations to guide future interdisciplinary research on this underexplored issue.
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Item Type: | Article |
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Copyright, Publisher and Additional Information: | © The Author(s), under exclusive licence to Springer Nature Limited 2021. This is an author produced version of an article published in International Politics. Uploaded in accordance with the publisher's self-archiving policy. |
Keywords: | Expectations; Norm dynamics; Norm structure; Norm travel; Norms; Roles |
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Institution: | The University of Leeds |
Academic Units: | The University of Leeds > Faculty of Education, Social Sciences and Law (Leeds) > School of Politics & International Studies (POLIS) (Leeds) |
Depositing User: | Symplectic Publications |
Date Deposited: | 18 Mar 2021 09:57 |
Last Modified: | 12 Jul 2022 07:52 |
Status: | Published |
Publisher: | Palgrave Macmillan |
Identification Number: | 10.1057/s41311-021-00297-1 |
Open Archives Initiative ID (OAI ID): | oai:eprints.whiterose.ac.uk:172216 |