This MA thesis investigates the impact of UN Security Council Resolution 1373 on Dutch counterterrorism policy and legislation. In this case study and policy analysis the main elements that play a...Show moreThis MA thesis investigates the impact of UN Security Council Resolution 1373 on Dutch counterterrorism policy and legislation. In this case study and policy analysis the main elements that play a role in (counter)terrorism research are touched upon to provide a conceptual basis. A theoretical framework based on the social constructivist approach is then used in order to shed light on the processes that play a role in the transposition of international agreements, in the shape of norms, into a domestic setting, Dutch counterterrorism policy. To do so this thesis draws on literature on norm diffusion to discuss how resolution 1373 is translated from the international to a domestic context. As a case study Dutch counterterrorism policy and legislation is analyzed to illustrate the conceptual process of norm diffusion. Furthermore, statistical data on UN Security Council Resolutions is used to investigate the political interest in terrorism on the international agenda.Show less
The main intention of this thesis is to provide an assessment of the extent to which the European Union (EU) has been able to diffuse its norms within the Association of Southeast Asian Nations ...Show moreThe main intention of this thesis is to provide an assessment of the extent to which the European Union (EU) has been able to diffuse its norms within the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) through theories of norm diffusion – with particular regard to Acharya’s ‘localization’ and Manner’s ‘Normative Power Europe’. Addedly, the research is mainly centered on the case studies of Myanmar and the Philippines, owing to their relevance to contemporary EU-ASEAN relations and current events. The case studies of are still an ongoing phenomenon and are thus relevant to examining the standing of current EU-ASEAN relations.Show less
