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How International Organizations Change National Media Coverage of Human Rights
Publication Type: Periodical
Source(s): International Organization; 2023, Vol. 77 Issue: 1 p238-261, 24p
Abstract: AbstractHow do international organizations change the discussion of human rights violations, and how does their message reach the broader public? I show that national media is a key conduit. I analyze media coverage from the Philippines to show that th...
The Power of Geographical Imaginaries in the European International Order: Colonialism, the 1884–85 Berlin Conference, and Model International Organizations
Publication Type: Periodical
Source(s): International Organization; 2022, Vol. 76 Issue: 4 p901-928, 28p
Abstract: AbstractThis article examines the emergence of early international organizations and efforts to export European institutional models to the periphery as part of the global expansion of a European international order. In particular, it focuses on the 18...
Pool or Duel? Cooperation and Competition Among International Organizations
Publication Type: Periodical
Source(s): International Organization; 2021, Vol. 75 Issue: 4 p1133-1153, 21p
Abstract: AbstractInternational organizations (IOs) increasingly pool resources and expertise. Under what conditions do they pool rather than compete when their activities overlap? Drawing on elite interviews, I argue that even though many cooperation decisions ...
Diffusion Across International Organizations: Connectivity and Convergence
Publication Type: Periodical
Source(s): International Organization; 2019, Vol. 73 Issue: 2 p399-433, 35p
Abstract: AbstractWhile extensive research shows that policies and institutions spread across states through processes of diffusion, we know little about diffusion among international organizations (IOs). We develop a novel approach for the study of diffusion am...
Beyond Institutional Design: Explaining the Performance of International Organizations
Publication Type: Periodical
Source(s): International Organization; 2017, Vol. 71 Issue: 2 p245-280, 36p
Abstract: AbstractInternational organizations (IOs) have long been a central focus of scholarship in international relations, yet we know remarkably little about their performance. This article offers an explanation for differences in the performance of IOs and ...
Explaining the Transnational Design of International Organizations
Publication Type: Periodical
Source(s): International Organization; 2014, Vol. 68 Issue: 4 p741-774, 34p
Abstract: AbstractPast decades have witnessed a shift in international cooperation toward growing involvement of transnational actors (TNAs), such as nongovernmental organizations, multinational corporations, and philanthropic foundations. This article offers a ...
International Organizations as Policy Advisors
Publication Type: Periodical
Source(s): International Organization; October 2012, Vol. 66 Issue: 4 p537-569, 33p
Abstract: AbstractHow can international organizations persuade governments to adopt policy recommendations that are based on private information when their interests conflict? We develop a game-theoretic model of persuasion that applies regardless of regime type...
The Divergent Effects of Joining International Organizations: Trade Gains and the Rigors of WTO Accession
Publication Type: Periodical
Source(s): International Organization; April 2012, Vol. 66 Issue: 2 p243-276, 34p
Abstract: AbstractGovernments have joined the World Trade Organization (WTO) in vastly different ways: some have taken mere days to join without undertaking any trade liberalization, while others have taken more than a decade and been forced to undergo significa...
Democratization and International Organizations
Publication Type: Periodical
Source(s): International Organization; January 2006, Vol. 60 Issue: 1 p137-167, 31p
Abstract: International organizations (IOs) have become increasingly pervasive features of the global landscape. While the implications of this development have been studied extensively, relatively little research has examined the factors that prompt states t...
Democracy from the Outside-In? International Organizations and Democratization
Publication Type: Periodical
Source(s): International Organization; August 2002, Vol. 56 Issue: 3 p515-549, 35p
Abstract: Democratic transitions have become a widely studied phenomenon in comparative politics. The third wave of democratization spurred a considerable body of research examining the origins and consequences of these transitions.1 One topic that has receive...