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Cover; Half Title; Series Information; Title Page; Copyright Page; Contents; Series editorsâ#x80;#x99; foreword; Acknowledgements; Introduction: The superpowerâ#x80;#x99;s dilemma: to appease, repress, or transform transnational advocacy networks?; Approach of the book; Bridging (sub-)fields; Transnational activist networks and state preferences; Advocacy drift; State-led transnational civil society?; Plan of the book; 1 Mechanisms of persuasion: when and how are advocacy campaigns effective?; Thinking about TAN effectiveness: three hypotheses; The realist/state-centred hypothesis

The recent shift in China's death penalty legislation owes more to 'state pragmatism' than to international pressure or regime transition. Greater accountability may bolster the current regime's legitimacy and promote its longevity. Adapted from the source document.

While the cornerstone of the literature on transnational networks is that they socialize states to certain norms of behaviour and not the other way around, this article outlines an alternative causal process in which the moral commitments of advocacy networks are reshaped through interaction with the target government. Tracing the campaign for a "free Tibet" in its decades-long struggle against the People's Republic of China, it shows how, as a result of Chinese intransigence on the issue of Tibetan statehood, the original meaning and mission of the transnational campaign for Tibetan independence has been replaced by a greater emphasis on adequate cultural representation and inclusion for Tibetans within a quasi-federal or multinational China. In addition to suggesting that the moral fabric of which the networks are made may in fact be more pliable than previously thought, this argument highlights the importance of taking seriously the possible pitfalls or tradeoffs involved in seeking to influence strong national governments, especially insular autocracies like China. Adapted from the source document.