Transnational advocacy network

A network of organizations and individuals coordinating across national borders to influence policy and public debate, often by sharing information and mobilizing support.

Boomerang pattern: A strategy in which domestic groups seek support from international allies when their own government blocks their demands. It describes how activists use cross-border allies to pressure an unresponsive home government.
Margaret Keck: An American political scientist whose research examines transnational activism and international institutions. Keck co-developed the framework that made these networks a distinct object of study.
International Campaign to Ban Landmines: A coalition of nongovernmental organizations that campaigned for a global prohibition on antipersonnel landmines. Its cross-border organizing helped secure the 1997 Ottawa Treaty.
Norm diffusion: The spread of standards of appropriate conduct among actors in a social or political system. Advocacy networks help carry emerging norms from local campaigns into international institutions.
Transnational social movement: Collective mobilization across national borders by groups pursuing shared political or social change. Social movements emphasize broad mobilization, while advocacy networks center on sustained coordination and information exchange.
Information politics: The strategic use of information to make claims, expose wrongdoing, and influence political action. Networks circulate credible accounts across borders to attract attention and build pressure.
Kathryn Sikkink: An American political scientist known for research on human rights, international norms, and transnational activism. Sikkink co-authored the foundational account of transnational advocacy networks.
Jubilee 2000: An international campaign that sought cancellation of unsustainable debts owed by poor countries around the year 2000. It linked religious groups, charities, and activists to influence debt policy.
International norm: A shared expectation about appropriate behavior for actors in international relations. Networks often seek to establish or strengthen the standards they promote.
International nongovernmental organization: A nongovernmental organization that operates in more than one country. A single international organization has a formal structure; a network links multiple autonomous actors.

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