Identity, interests and compliance
a constructivist reading of State’s response to International Norms
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https://doi.org/10.36311/2237-7743.2021.v10n2.p498-519Keywords:
Norms, Identity, Interests, Constructivism, ComplianceAbstract
The study of formal commitments and the compliance of states with international norms presents several questions that remain without consensus in International Relations literature. In particular, why states commit to and respect international agreements in a decentralized system remains under debate. While rationalist theories support a conception of states from their material capacities and consider self-interest to explain their behavior, constructivist approaches argue that ideational factors are also indispensable in defining state practices. Drawing on the latter, this article aims to analyze how the identity of states shapes their interests to understand how these elements influence the compliance, or non-compliance, with international norms. From this investigation, it is confirmed that, influenced by a series of subjective determinants, the State's decision is not an either/or proposition. Rather, there is a spectrum along which actors can position themselves.
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