What were the socio-economic, political, and institutional factors influencing the construction of the Arms Trade Treaty?

摘要: Critiquing Martha Finnemore and Kathryn Sikkink's life-cycle hypotheses, this project tries to understand the socio-economic, political institutional factors that influenced construction of Arms Trade Treaty (ATT). It addresses restless debates about role institutions in shaping behaviour, particularly context unequal power distributions under United Nations (UN) voting rules. questions what states had gain from Treaty, how was exercised consensus, related identity norm formation. also ongoing influence NGOs international relations, questioning extent at which were influential ATT despite restrictive access, whether alters or maintains view their academia. further lengths institutionalised norms affect state preferences, where economic, security are stake. A number quantitative qualitative sources used rationality legitimacy arguments applicable promotion opposition provisions, preferences through peer pressure esteem. The thesis concludes regional groups have significant formulating its member states. Challenging mainstream made by constructivists, it 'socialised' persuaded support norms. Additionally, restricted challenging aspects theory, able agenda emergence negotiation stages. clarifies areas hypothesis is lacking oversimplified, 'tipping points' stages, socialisation, factors, rather than purely social, major element contributing Treaty's construction.