From norms to programs: The United Nations Global Compact and global governance

• 成果类型: Article
• 署名作者: Berliner, Daniel; Prakash, Aseem
• 署名单位: University of Washington; University of Washington Seattle
• 刊物名称: REGULATION & GOVERNANCE
• ISSN/ISSBN: 1748-5983
• DOI: 10.1111/j.1748-5991.2012.01130.x
• 发表日期: 2012
• 页码: 149-166
• 关键词: HUMAN-RIGHTS; CIVIL-SOCIETY; PARTICIPATION; environment; diffusion; BUSINESS; POWER

摘要

Norms shape policy when they get translated into concrete programs. What if a widely shared norm gets translated into a weak program? How might this influence the program's legitimacy? We examine these issues in the context of the United Nations Global Compact, a voluntary program that embodies the widely shared norm of corporate responsibility. While both international intergovernmental organization (IGO) and international non-governmental organization (INGO) networks support this norm, they differ on the adequacy of the Compact's program design. We explore how this tension affects the diffusion of the Compact across countries, which vary in their levels of embeddedness in IGO and INGO networks. Our findings suggest that embeddedness in IGO networks encourages adoption, while embeddedness in INGO networks discourages it. Our analysis provides important lessons for sponsors of voluntary governance mechanisms. Widespread support for a norm does not automatically ensure support for a program that claims to embody it.