| ID | 133651 |
| Title Proper | From advocacy to confrontation |
| Other Title Information | direct enforcement by environmental NGOs |
| Language | ENG |
| Author | Sangiovanni, Mette Eilstrup ; Bondaroff, Teale N. Phelps |
| Publication | 2014. |
| Summary / Abstract (Note) | We analyze forms of environmental activism that eschew the "information and socialization" politics typically associated with Transnational Advocacy Groups (TAGs) and instead favor direct, confrontational strategies, whose aim is to enforce international law. While mainstream TAGs typically seek influence through norm entrepreneurship, lobbying or "naming and shaming", what we label Direct Enforcement (DE) intervenes directly to halt (purportedly) illegal practices by states and private actors. DE activism has been most visible in transnational campaigns to protect endangered marine species, where environmental groups have resorted to damaging equipment used for illegal fishing and boarding fishing boats to enforce maritime conservation law. Often branded as eco-terrorism, such confrontational strategies have been largely ignored by scholarly literature on transnational activism. We contend that DE merits closer attention by IR-scholars for two reasons. First, DE activism plays an important role in enhancing the compliance pull of international laws in an area-the global environment-where states often lack capacity and political will to enforce international agreements. Second, an analysis of DE-activism provides important insights about issue selection and relative campaign success under different structural circumstances, thereby expanding our understanding of transnational advocacy more generally. |
| `In' analytical Note | International Studies Quarterly Vol.58, No.2; Jun.2014: p.348-361 |
| Journal Source | International Studies Quarterly Vol.58, No.2; Jun.2014: p.348-361 |
| Key Words | Transnational Advocacy Groups - TAGs ; Environmental Activism ; Transnational Activism ; Direct Enforcement ; Confrontational Strategies ; Transnational Campaigns ; Environmental Groups ; International Agreements ; International Laws ; Global Environment ; International Actor ; NGOs ; Maritime Conservation Law |