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"This timely study tests the limits of normative contestation. This team of scholars show that it is important to distinguish challenges to the application of a norm from those that challenge the very validity of the norm itself. The former may help to bring potential adherents onboard, while the latter is more likely to spell instability. This study makes an important contribution at a time when international norms seem besieged from the left and the right. * Beth Simmons, Andrea Mitchell University Professor in Law, Political Science and Business Ethics University of Pennsylvania * International Norm Disputes unpacks the effects of international norm contestation, arguing that disputes over the application of norms can shift their content, but arguments over the validity of norms can undermine them. A striking finding, across six rich and nuanced case studies, is that the clustering of norms and their embeddedness in institutions that promote procedural fairness enhance norm robustness. The book offers an important advance in our understanding of international norm dynamics. * Wayne Sandholtz, John A. McCone Chair in International Relations, Professor of International Relations and Law, University of Southern California * International Norm Disputes is the long-awaited summary of a decade of frontline research on the contestation of international norms. Combining theory development, in-depth case studies, and comparison, the book significantly advances our understanding of the normative robustness of the liberal international order. * Jonas Tallberg, Professor of Political Science University of Stockholm * This book represents a major milestone in the study of norm contestations and norm robustness. The distinction between applicatory and validity contestations specifies the conditions under which challenges to international norms strengthen or weaken international institutions. A ""must read!"" at a time when the liberal international order faces deep contestations! * Thomas Risse, Director, Berlin International College of Research and Graduate Training Senior Professor, Cluster of Excellence ""Contestations of the Liberal Script"" Freie Universität Berlin *"

This timely study tests the limits of normative contestation. This team of scholars show that it is important to distinguish challenges to the application of a norm from those that challenge the very validity of the norm itself. The former may help to bring potential adherents onboard, while the latter is more likely to spell instability. This study makes an important contribution at a time when international norms seem besieged from the left and the right. * Beth Simmons, Andrea Mitchell University Professor in Law, Political Science and Business Ethics University of Pennsylvania * International Norm Disputes unpacks the effects of international norm contestation, arguing that disputes over the application of norms can shift their content, but arguments over the validity of norms can undermine them. A striking finding, across six rich and nuanced case studies, is that the clustering of norms and their embeddedness in institutions that promote procedural fairness enhance norm robustness. The book offers an important advance in our understanding of international norm dynamics. * Wayne Sandholtz, John A. McCone Chair in International Relations, Professor of International Relations and Law, University of Southern California * International Norm Disputes is the long-awaited summary of a decade of frontline research on the contestation of international norms. Combining theory development, in-depth case studies, and comparison, the book significantly advances our understanding of the normative robustness of the liberal international order. * Jonas Tallberg, Professor of Political Science University of Stockholm *

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Lisbeth Zimmermann holds the Chair of International Institutions and Peace Processes, at Goethe University Frankfurt. Her main research interests are the challenges to international norms and international organizations, as well as the dynamics of expertise. Nicole Deitelhoff is Director of the Leibniz Peace Research Institute Frankfurt (PRIF) and holds the Chair of International Relations and Theories of Global Order at Goethe University Frankfurt. Her research focuses on conflicts around international institutions, and norms and forms of political rule and its legitimation beyond the nation state. She is currently researching conflict and social cohesion. Max Lesch is a Postdoctoral Researcher at the Leibniz Peace Research Institute Frankfurt (PRIF). His research focuses on contestation and deviance in international norm dynamics, with a focus on human rights and international peace and security law, and the epistemic authority of international fact-finding missions. Antonio Arcudi is an Associate Fellow at the Leibniz Peace Research Institute Frankfurt (PRIF) and a PhD candidate at Goethe University Frankfurt. His research focuses on international norms, with a focus on the responsibility to protect, and the International Criminal Court. Anton Peez is a Doctoral Researcher at the Leibniz Peace Research Institute Frankfurt (PRIF) and a PhD Candidate at Goethe University Frankfurt. His research interests include economic sanctions, norms in international politics, and empirical social science research methods.

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