Global Perspectives on Sanctions: Norm Contestation and its Impact on International Politics

Author: Roberto Belloni; Thomas Biersteker; Francesco Giumelli
Publisher: Edinburgh University Press
ISBN: 9781399550000
Published In: August 2026
Format: Hardback
Jurisdiction: U.K. ? Disclaimer:
Countri(es) stated herein are used as reference only

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Provides a global analysis of the politics of sanctions from the perspective of norm contestation.

Brings leading scholars of international sanctions together with leading scholars of international norm contestation
Engages perspectives from Nigeria, Mexico, China, India, Russia, Iran, the BRICS countries, Serbia and the ASEAN, including voices from countries currently under international sanctions
Employs mixed methods, including the analysis of UN voting patterns, discourse analysis and public opinion surveys
Includes leading researchers from international relations and international law

Global Perspectives on Sanctions explores why sanctions are contested by so many countries around the world. While most countries have declared their opposition to Russia's 2022 invasion of Ukraine, relatively few have taken any action to apply restrictive measures on Moscow. Is it because they do not share norms of non-intervention and opposition to the use of force, is it because they are protecting their self-interests, or is it because they oppose the self-appointed group of countries enacting sanctions, or do they object to the use of sanctions in general?

This edited collection investigates these issues by undertaking a multi-perspectivist, empirical and historically grounded set of analyses from Europe, North America, Africa, Latin America, East Asia, South Asia and Southeast Asia. Resistance to the use of sanctions is typically not based on opposition to global norms themselves, but how they are interpreted, by whom, and on the instruments themselves.

Introduction

Roberto Belloni, Thomas Biersteker, and Francesco Giumelli

1. Sanctions and Practices of Norm Contestation

Phil Orchard and Antje Wiener

2. The Delegitimation of International Sanctions

Stefano Palestini

3. Sanctions and International Order. Contestation in UNGA Debates 1946-2023

Elin Hellquist

4. Contesting Unilateral Sanctions through International Law

Alexandra Hofer

5. Blowing Hot against Sanctions: How African Leaders Seek to Redefine International Politics

John Agbonifo