IR 210 1st Edition Lecture 14 Current Lecture Always look for the rare moment when a small sliver of light appears in the opposing line Then there is a chance to break into the open field and run like hell Timing and opportunity are crucial That is what happened to us in the campaign for a treaty to ban the use of antipersonnel land mines we looked for the light saw the opening did some broken field running and made a score Lloyd Axworthy Timing is important for any transnational movement Four Sources of Power 1 Information Politics 2 Symbolic Politics Princess Diana being part of the royal family recipient of a Nobel Peace Prize 3 Leverage Politics ability to mobilize supporters votes 4 Accountability Politics holding people to what they said Global campaign is also a source of power A Celebrity Diplomacy Why so important today a Cooper s theories psychological reasons traditional diplomacy is too slow use of information technology B Landmine Campaign New form of diplomacy a Ottawa Process three tracks i Create a credible group of like minded states Norway Canada and the other social democratic states also victims like Vietnam and Mozambique ii Close association with NGOs 2000 working in this issues area bring them in rather than keep them out iii Strong domestic support fits with national interests 1 Good Samaritan states Gidsland Grotian rule makers Niche diplomacy what states like Norway and Canada want to be seen as b Success led the same coalition to pursue human security and R2P
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