Transnational Advocacy Network Examples

A growing trend in the international community is the growth of Transnational Advocacy networks or TANs. The goal of these networks are numerous, but ultimately boils down to inspiring change. (Dany 2014, 421) William Faulkner encouraged to “Never be afraid to raise your voice for honesty and truth and compassion against injustice and lying and greed. If people all over the world…would do this, it would change the Earth.” We shall look into what are the characteristics of a TAN, what do they do, how they do it, and examples of successful TANs in the realm of human security. A transnational advocacy/action network is a conglomerate of highly organized activists bound together by their shared values, services and the spread of information. (Keck and Sinkkink 1998, 89) A transnational advocacy/action network (TAN) can be formed by different groups. This includes for example, groups of international nongovernmental organizations, domestic nongovernmental organizations, the media, churches, and trade …show more content…
(Keck and Sinkkink 1998, 93) This is called the boomerang pattern. (Keck and Sinkkink 1998, 93) Another phenomena that effects the benefits and successes of TANs are the political opportunities that help further support their campaign for an issue. Political opportunity structures are made possible when elite allies and political leaders value their country’s global image. (Price 2003, 593) Thusly, political opportunity structures provide opportunities for TANs to further advocate for their issue, with the backing of an influential governmental ally (Price 2003, 593) Price 2003 also reminds the readers that one should not limit the potential of political opportunity structures to just domestic sphere, but also be cognizant of the international sphere .