Abstract
Regulatory networks are increasingly important actors in multi-level systems of human rights governance. Yet we know little about the role that domestic networks play as intermediaries or about the strategies they use to integrate sub-national human rights institutions to ensure compliance at the local level. We draw on the theoretical literature on orchestration to conceptualise network governance and propose a new intermediary for the human rights governance, the multi-level network, which operates inside one country. We apply this theoretical model to the case of a multi-level network operating at the domestic level in the United Kingdom – Northern Ireland Human Rights Commission, Equality and Human Rights Commission, and Scottish Human Rights Commission. We discuss how the three commissions use the tools of managerial stewardship to facilitate intra-network collaboration and how they engage in hierarchical stewardship to gain access to international networks and take on a leadership role globally and regionally.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 809-826 |
Journal | British Journal of Politics and International Relations |
Volume | 20 |
Issue number | 4 |
Early online date | 25 Sept 2018 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 30 Nov 2018 |
Keywords / Materials (for Non-textual outputs)
- Great Britain
- human rights
- multi-level networks
- networks
- orchestration
- regulatory stewardship