Democratic Intergovernmental Organizations?

Normative Pressures and Decision-Making Rules

Häftad, Engelska, 2015

Av Alexandru Grigorescu, Chicago) Grigorescu, Alexandru (Loyola University

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This work posits that, over the past two centuries, democratic norms have spread from domestic politics to intergovernmental organizations (IGOs). Grigorescu explores how norms shaped IGO decision-making rules such as those driving state participation, voting, access to information, and the role of NGOs and transnational parliaments. The study emphasizes the role of 'normative pressures' (the interaction between norm strength and the degree to which the status quo strays from norm prescriptions). Using primary and secondary sources to assess the plausibility of its arguments across two centuries and two dozen IGOs, the study focuses on developments in the League of Nations, the International Labor Organization, the United Nations, the World Bank, the European Union, and the World Trade Organization.

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Utgivningsdatum2015-11-26
Mått150 x 229 x 18 mm
Vikt450 g
FormatHäftad
SpråkEngelska
Antal sidor332
FörlagCambridge University Press
ISBN9781107461864

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Alexandru Grigorescu is an Associate Professor of Political Science at Loyola University, Chicago. His research has been published in numerous journals such as International Studies Quarterly, the Review of International Organizations, the Journal of Conflict Resolution, and Ethics and International Affairs. Prior to his academic career, between 1992 and 1997, he served as a diplomat in the Romanian Foreign Ministry and was posted at the Romanian Mission to the United Nations in New York.

'Alex Grigorescu's book is a pioneering contribution on when and how democratic norms influence the institutional design of intergovernmental organizations. Carefully assessing the historical developments of a broad range of organizations, Grigorescu convincingly shows how 'normative bargaining' over democratic standards have changed IGOs. This book is a must-read for anyone interested in institutions, norms, or democracy in global governance.' Jonas Tallberg, Stockholm University, and author of The Opening Up of International Organizations: Transnational Access in Global Governance