This groundbreaking study maps out and analyzes the development of a global intergovernmental (IGO) institutional architecture in the post World War II era.Systematically traces similarities and differences between the institutional architecture of the Cold War and post-Cold War erasExamines the range of reasons why states join IGOs, identifies patterns of participation within these organizations, and examines the effects of membership on statesConsiders the impact of the EU on other regional organizations and developments outside EuropeProvides a strong contribution to the study of international organization and IGO development combining both quantitative and qualitative methodologies INDICE: Preface.About the Authors.1 In Search of the Post-Cold War World Order: Questions, Issues, and Perspectives (Thomas J. Volgy, Zlatko Å abiÄ, Petra Roter, Elizabeth Fausett, and Stuart Rodgers).2 Mapping the Architecture of the New World Order: Continuity and Change in the Constellation of Post-ColdWar Formal Intergovernmental Organizations (Thomas J. Volgy, Keith A. Grant, Elizabeth Fausett, and Stuart Rodgers).3 Accounting for the New World Order ofFIGO Architecture and Its Effectiveness (Keith A. Grant, Thomas J. Volgy, Elizabeth Fausett, and Stuart Rodgers).4 Problematizing the Benign: Conflict, IGOs, and the New World Order in the Post-Communist Space (Elizabeth Fausett and Thomas J. Volgy).5 The Correlates of Cooperative Institutions for International Rivers (Andrea K. Gerlak and Keith A. Grant).6 Substituting for Democratization: A Comparative Analysis of Involvement in Regional Intergovernmental Organizations (Stuart Rodgers and Thomas J. Volgy).7 State Support for Human RightsTreaties (Petra Roter, AnuÅíka Ferligoj, and Andrej Mrvar).8 The Mediterranean as a Region in the Making (Ana BojinovićFenko).9 Conclusions (Thomas J. Volgy, Zlatko Å abiÄ, Petra Roter, Andrea K. Gerlak, Elizabeth Fausett, Keith A.Grant, and Stuart Rodgers).Index.
- ISBN: 978-1-4443-0655-2
- Editorial: Wiley-Blackwell
- Encuadernacion: Rústica
- Páginas: 288
- Fecha Publicación: 02/04/2012
- Nº Volúmenes: 1
- Idioma: Inglés