Susanne Zwingel
How Do Norms Travel? Theorizing International Women’s Rights in Transnational Perspective1
State University of New York
womens rights norms become internationally acknowledged reasonable assume status women worldwide improved international norms argued assumption globaltolocal flow norms inherent global norm diffusion literature simplistic provide adequate theoretical framework paper juxtaposes debate impact international regimes power global norms interdisciplinary mix transnational approaches identify multidirectional processes appropriation contestation global norms departing convention elimination forms discrimination women cedaw authoritative steady piece international womens rights discourse transnational perspective developed proposes three main constellations traveling global norms global discourse translation impact translation distorted translation