SOCIOL 2 Lecture Notes - Lecture 35: Global Governance, Westphalian Sovereignty, Nationstates
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Growth in transnational social movements (tsms) (discussed in smith. Transnational social movements (tsms) reading for today) Global civil society can put pressure on countries. Global civil society can pressure intergovernmental organizations, like the united. As noted, many ingos have consultative status with u. n. Global civil society can assist national/local civil society. Local human rights protestors are often unsuccessful by themselves due to repression. But, if they can get help from international ngos and transnational social movement actors, their chances of success can increase. Naming and shaming countries that are violating human rights. Contentious politics direct challenge to state (or international) authority. In a nation-state, if an individual violates a law, law enforcement steps in. There is no world army - nation-states maintain the monopoly on the use of force, international military intervention uses national militaries. National sovereignty remains strong norm international political actors cannot simply intervene in countries" affairs. All this makes enforcement of global laws often very difficult.
