Russia violated one of the most central norms of the postwar global order — that states would no longer seize one another's territory — horrifying world leaders who see that norm as crucial for upholding peace.
First, it has established that gender is associated with the central norms of philosophy, a conclusion that warrants attention from anyone attempting to understand our philosophical tradition.
Johnson defines patriarchy as a social system in which men disproportionately occupy positions of power and authority, central norms and values are associated with manhood and masculinity (which in turn are defined in terms of dominance and control), and men are the primary focus of attention in most cultural spaces (2005, 4-15).
The central norms of this tradition developed between 1550 and 1825, centering on what is known as the common practice period.
The most radical feminist critics, however, have urged that the canon's central philosophical norms and values, like reason and objectivity, are gendered notions.
Our findings resonate with these critiques, in so far as they highlight the central role which norms, values, and practices of filial piety may play in the context of transnational, Chinese-Western families.
By making their values and culture norms central in operational, tactical and strategic choices, culture becomes an integral part of how they do things.
These sets of norms are in dynamic tension, as "humanitarian norms, more than most kinds of norms, challenge central notions about sovereignty and the organization of international politics in important ways" (Finnemore, 1996: 70).
Quietly over time, the gleaming glass building near Yankee Stadium that houses the Bronx criminal courts has become a place where delay and dysfunction are the norm and central ideals of the American justice system — especially the promise of a speedy trial — have been disgracefully subverted.
