Normalization Interventions in World Politics

Abstract

International interventions are accompanied by different discursive frameworks. We argue that understanding the intricate, fluid, and effective interventions in global politics would benefit from exploring the discourse and practice of normalization. We identify three different types of normalization practices, those that aim: to impose a new normalcy on fragile states; to either restore or build a more resilient normalcy in disaster-affected states; and those that are prepared to accept an endogenous normalcy in suppressive states. The article aims to contribute to current debates by exposing how normalization is invoked interchangeably as a method, process, and outcome of interventions.