When norms collide : local responses to activism against female genital mutilation and early marriage /

Karisa Cloward presents a theoretical framework for understanding the range of local-level responses to international norm promotion and applies this framework to the issues of female genital mutilation (FGM) and early marriage. Cloward argues that, conditional on exposure to an international normat...

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Main Author: Cloward, Karisa (Author)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2016.
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Summary:Karisa Cloward presents a theoretical framework for understanding the range of local-level responses to international norm promotion and applies this framework to the issues of female genital mutilation (FGM) and early marriage. Cloward argues that, conditional on exposure to an international normative message, individuals can decide to change their attitudes, their actual behaviour, and the public image they present to international and local audiences. She finds that the impact of transnational activism on individual decision-making substantially depends on the salience of the international and local norms to their respective proponents, as well as on community-level factors such as the density of NGO activity and the availability of an exit option from the local norm.
Physical Description:1 online resource
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9780190274931
019027493X