{"product_id":"9789819643899","title":"Agents of Recalcitrance The Struggle for Compliance with International Human Rights Law in Decentralized States","description":"\u003ch1\u003eAgents of Recalcitrance\u003c\/h1\u003e\u003ch2\u003eThe Struggle for Compliance with International Human Rights Law in Decentralized States\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003ch3\u003eMintao Nie\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cb\u003ePolitical Science \/ Human Rights\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 10.5pt; color: black;\"\u003eFulfilling human rights treaty obligations extends beyond the mere ratification by national governments; it depends on the practices of local authorities, which continuously remake human rights standards and policies originating from higher levels of governance. In \u003cem\u003eAgents of Recalcitrance: The Struggle for Compliance with International Human Rights Law in Decentralized States\u003c\/em\u003e, Mintao Nie posits that governmental decentralization, characterized by increased autonomy for local authorities in local affairs, reduces state compliance with human rights treaties. This reduction occurs because governmental decentralization impedes the downward spread of human rights norms across governmental tiers, creates numerous local actors immune to moral pressure from the international society, and enables the central government to evade international censure by shifting blame for human rights abuses to local officials. This focus on central-local governmental relations challenges the assumption of states as unitary actors, offering a systematic understanding of how the varied motives and constraints across different levels of government affect the translation of international human rights law into local practice, in a volume that will interest scholars, activists and lawyers.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 10.5pt; color: black;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMintao Nie\u003c\/strong\u003e is Assistant Professor of International Relations in the School of Political Science and Public Administration at China University of Political Science and Law, Beijing, China. He has received his PhD in Political Science from Purdue University. He studies international law and organization, nongovernmental organizations, and judicial politics. His research has appeared in such academic journals as \u003cem\u003eReview of International Organizations\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eLeiden Journal of International Law\u003c\/em\u003e, and \u003cem\u003eEuropean Journal of Empirical Legal Studies\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublication Date: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e02 April 2026\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublisher: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eSpringer Nature Singapore\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eImprint: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePalgrave Macmillan\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eISBN-13: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e9789819643899\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eFormat: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePaperback \/ softback\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePage Count: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e231\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Springer Nature Singapore","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51033328222348,"sku":"9789819643899","price":125.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/9545\/1788\/files\/9789819643899.jpg?v=1782488928","url":"https:\/\/fh90cf-fv.myshopify.com\/products\/9789819643899","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}