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This chapter considers what makes norm entrepreneurs advocating the responsibility to protect and peacekeeping reform proposals attractive to potential norm-takers and why. It argues that the political identities, trustworthiness, and legitimacy of norm entrepreneurs play an important role in persuading others to take on new norms. Financial resources, academic esteem, and professional connections affect norm entrepreneurs’ influence and authority. The chapter concludes by considering the implications of this analysis for the NGOs and scholars seeking to advance—or understand the advancement of—new protection norms and peacekeeping policy proposals.
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Herro, A. (2015). Norm Entrepreneurs Advocating the Responsibility to Protect, and Peacekeeping Reform Proposals. In: Curran, D., Fraser, T., Roeder, L., Zuber, R. (eds) Perspectives on Peacekeeping and Atrocity Prevention. Humanitarian Solutions in the 21st Century. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-16372-7_4
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