This volume assesses the importance of international organisations in global governance during the last ten years. The prestigious team of international contributors seek to determine the ways in which IO's contribute to the solution of global problems by influencing international decision-making in ways that go beyond the lowest common denominator of national interests.
Author(s): Bob Reinalda
Series: Routledge ECPR Studies in European Political Science 5
Edition: 1st
Publisher: Routledge
Year: 1998
Language: English
Pages: 248
Book Cover......Page 1
Half-Title......Page 2
Series Title......Page 3
Title......Page 5
Copyright......Page 4
Contents......Page 7
Notes on contributors......Page 9
Preface......Page 10
1 Autonomous policy making by international organizations......Page 13
Part I Theoretical perspectives......Page 21
2 International organizations......Page 23
3 The decision-making approach to international organizations......Page 38
4 Organization theory and the autonomy of the international labour organizations......Page 52
5 Two-level interaction as source of influence......Page 71
6 A rational choice analysis of international organizations......Page 87
Part II Security and human rights......Page 99
7 Non-proliferation......Page 101
8 The margin beyond intergovermentalism......Page 117
9 The role of NATO’s bureaucracy in shaping and widening the north atlantic traty organization......Page 131
10 An early window of opportunity......Page 147
11 The effectiveness of the Council of europe's human right......Page 155
Part III Ecnomics......Page 178
12 Filling the transitional void......Page 180
13 The increased influence of EU monetary insitutions in determining national policies......Page 197
14 International economic organizations......Page 217
Part IV Conculsion......Page 235
15 Why do international organizations never die?......Page 237
Index......Page 246
