Translating global norms into national action. Insights from the implementation of societal security norms in Sweden

IF 1.9 Q3 PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION Risk, Hazards & Crisis in Public Policy Pub Date : 2024-07-01 DOI:10.1002/rhc3.12313

Elin Jakobsson

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The way in which norms diffuse from the international level and are implemented at the national level has been a key interest of social constructivists in general and norm scholars in particular for many decades. Nonetheless, surprisingly little effort has been made to understand or explain the factors that make norm implementation successful. This article sets out to systematically assess commonly highlighted implementation factors—actors, norm characteristics, and structures—to expand knowledge of whether or how these affect domestic norm implementation. To this end, the article conducts a structured, focused comparison of three cases of norms from the societal security sphere—the transportation of dangerous goods, disaster risk reduction, and cybersecurity—to explore their implementation processes in Sweden. The study explores whether, and if so how, previously suggested key factors are important when implementing global norms at the national level. The comparison concludes that the structure, including the venue for and availability of policy instruments, has been the most decisive factor in the coherent assessment of the three sample cases.

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将全球准则转化为国家行动。瑞典实施社会安全准则的启示

几十年来，规范如何从国际层面传播并在国家层面实施一直是社会建构主义者，尤其是规范学者关注的重点。然而，令人惊讶的是，人们很少努力去理解或解释规范实施成功的因素。本文旨在对通常强调的实施因素--行为者、规范特征和结构--进行系统评估，以扩大对这些因素是否或如何影响国内规范实施的认识。为此，文章对社会安全领域的三个规范案例--危险品运输、减少灾害风险和网络安全--进行了有条理、有重点的比较，以探讨它们在瑞典的实施过程。研究探讨了之前提出的关键因素在国家层面实施全球规范时是否重要，以及如何重要。比较得出的结论是，结构，包括政策工具的场所和可用性，是对三个样本案例进行一致评估的最决定性因素。

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