Norm Diffusion and Hiv/AIDS Governance in Putin's Russia and Mbeki's South Africa

by Vlad Kravtsov

Book Overview

Although adopting global norms often improves domestic systems of governance, domestic obstacles to norm diffusion are frequent. States that decide to reinvent their political authority simultaneously evaluate which current global norms are desirable and to what extent. In this study, Vlad Kravtsov argues that recent debates about the nature of authority in Putin's Russia and Mbeki's South Africa have resulted in a set of unique ideas on the cardinal...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0820355488
• ISBN13: 9780820355481
• Release Date: April 2019
• Publisher: University of Georgia Press
• Length: 280 Pages
• Weight: 0.75 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.0" x 9.0"