Global Perspectives on Sanctions

Roberto Belloni is Professor of International Relations at the University of Bologna. Previously he held research and teaching positions at Denver University, Harvard, Johns Hopkins (Bologna Center), Queens Belfast and Trento. He has worked extensively on various aspects of democratization and peace processes, with particular reference to the Balkans. His recent publications include The Rise and Fall of Peacebuilding in the Balkans (Palgrave, 2020), Stabilization as the New Normal in International Interventions: Low Expectations? (ed. with F. N. Moro, Rouledge, 2020), Fear and Uncertainty in Europe: The Return to Realism? (ed. with V. Della Sala and P. R. Viotti, Palgrave, 2019). Thomas Biersteker is Professor Honoraire at the Geneva Graduate Institute and a Public Policy Fellow at the Woodrow Wilson Center in Washington, DC. Francesco Giumelli is Associate Professor in International Relations at the University of Groningen.

• IntroductionRoberto Belloni, Thomas Biersteker, and Francesco Giumelli1. Sanctions and Practices of Norm ContestationPhil Orchard and Antje Wiener2. The Delegitimation of International SanctionsStefano Palestini 3. Sanctions and International Order. Contestation in UNGA Debates 1946-2023Elin Hellquist 4. Contesting Unilateral Sanctions through International LawAlexandra Hofer5. Blowing Hot against Sanctions: How African Leaders Seek to Redefine International PoliticsJohn Agbonifo6. Investigating the Grounds for Iran's Narrative Contestation of International SanctionsFariba Alikarami and Nasser Hadian Jazy 7. Unilateral Sanctions: China’s Contestations and (De)legitimation OrientationsWenjie Yu8. BRICS Stand on Sanctions: An Evident ContestationRishika Chauhan9. Contesting Sanctions: Mexican Foreign Policy in American ShadowMaria-Cristina Rosas10. Russia under Sanctions: The Case of a “Complex Contestation”Intigam Mamedov and Piotr Dutkiewicz11. Serbia and the Contestation of Sanctions Against RussiaRoberto Belloni and Jasmin Ramović12. Why are ASEAN States not Sanctioning Russia? Sovereignty, Dependence or Vulnerability?Matteo DianConclusions: Global Perspectives on Sanctions: “Norm Contestation and its Impact on International PoliticsRoberto Belloni, Thomas Biersteker, and Francesco Giumelli