Emerging powers and the responsibility to protect: non-linear norm dynamics in complex international societyFootnote

The author is grateful to the guest editors of this special issue for their support and effort in organising the workshop and conference panel that helped in the development of this paper. He is also grateful to the anonymous reviewers for their comments and suggestions.

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