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Persistent tensions between the international norm of state sovereignty and emerging human rights norms, including the Responsibility to Protect and the protection of civilians during international peacekeeping, raise the question of when and under what circumstances local and regional actors are more likely to respect global norms. These tensions are particularly stark in Africa. On the one hand, African states and regional organizations were among the first proponents of liberal protection norms in the non-Western world. On the other hand, many African leaders view state sovereignty as indispensable. Building on established empirical justice research in neighboring fields, this article makes an important contribution to the literature by demonstrating that African states are more likely to accept interventionist human rights norms when standards of procedural justice have been observed. The article demonstrates the relevance of procedural justice by examining the puzzle of divergent African reactions to two similar instances of regime change in Libya and the Ivory Coast that were enforced by extra-continental actors in the name of global protection norms.

"Seit der Annexion der Krim befinden sich die Beziehungen zwischen Russland und dem Westen in einer tiefen Krise, die ein gefährliches Eskalationspotenzial birgt. Musste es zu dieser Krise kommen? Die Autoren erörtern die Erklärungen, die auf beiden Seiten für diese Entwicklung angeboten werden. Als Ausweg fordern sie auf westlicher Seite einen Paradigmenwechsel und präsentieren die Leitidee eines 'Pluralen Friedens'. Sie zeigen, dass die Anerkennung des normativ Anderen Voraussetzung für ein konstruktives Miteinander ist und setzen auf die langfristig transformative Kraft des guten Beispiels. Die Autoren schließen mit Anregungen, wie das Konzept des 'Pluralen Friedens' in die politische Praxis umgesetzt und wie das aktuelle westliche Krisenmanagement in eine dauerhafte Konfliktregelung überführt werden kann." (Autorenreferat)

"Relations between Russia and the West have been in severe crisis since the annexation of the Crimea and there is a danger the situation could escalate. Was this crisis inevitable? The authors discuss explanations put forward by both sides for the current circumstances. To de-escalate the crisis, they are calling for a paradigm shift by the West and present the leitmotif for 'Plural Peace'. They show that recognising the normative other is a prerequisite for constructive coexistence and focus on the long-term transformative force of the good example. The authors conclude with suggestions as to how the concept of 'Plural Peace' could be implemented in political practice and how the West's current crisis management might be transformed to permanently settle the conflict." (author's abstract)