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Interorganizational Diffusion in International Relations: Regional Institutions and the Role of the European Union
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Abstract How and under what conditions does the European Union (EU) shape processes of institution building in other regional organizations? Interorganizational Diffusion in International Relations: Regional Institutions and the Role of the European Union develops and tests a theory of interorganizational di... view more
How and under what conditions does the European Union (EU) shape processes of institution building in other regional organizations? Interorganizational Diffusion in International Relations: Regional Institutions and the Role of the European Union develops and tests a theory of interorganizational diffusion in international relations that explains how successful pioneer organizations shape institutional choices in other organizations by affecting the institutional preferences and bargaining strategies of national governments. The author argues that Europe's foremost regional organization systematically affects institution building abroad, but that such influence varies across different types of organizations. Mixing quantitative and qualitative methods, it shows how the EU institutionally strengthens regional organizations through active engagement and by building its own institutions at home. Yet, the contractual nature of other regional organizations bounds this causal influence; EU influence makes a distinguishable difference primarily in those organizations that, like the EU itself, rest on an open-ended contract. Evidence for these claims is drawn from the statistical analysis of a dataset on the institutionalization of 35 regional organizations in the period from 1950 to 2017 as well as detailed single and comparative case studies on institutional creation and change in the Southern African Development Community, Mercosur, the Association of Southeast Asian Nations, and the North American Free Trade Agreement.... view less
Keywords
EU; EU policy; international relations; institution; organizations; influence; political influence; government; contract; Africa; Southeast Asia; North America; free trade; international agreement; quantitative method; qualitative method
Classification
International Relations, International Politics, Foreign Affairs, Development Policy
Document language
English
Publication Year
2021
Publisher
Oxford University Press
City
Oxford
Page/Pages
255 p.
Series
Transformations in Governance
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1093/oso/9780198823827.001.0001
ISBN
978-0-19-882382-7
Status
Published Version; reviewed
Licence
Creative Commons - Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works 4.0