Research Agenda for International Organizations

Proposing that there is an ongoing crisis regarding the authority and legitimacy of international organizations (IOs), this Research Agenda presents a comprehensive roadmap for future academic study. Expert contributing authors outline emerging areas of inquiry, addressing theoretical questions and practical challenges faced by IOs.Presenting a critical evaluation of the field, the book is guided by a central question: as new global forces challenge the legitimacy and authority of IOs, what are the next big research problems scholars must answer about them? Key concepts explored include sovereignty, performance, change, and domestic politics. The book then investigates how both continuing and emerging issues around gender, race, AI, the environment, and global health should be studied to keep the field of IO studies relevant in the future. Throughout, contributing authors assess how research practices can be made more inclusive, and they consider how our understanding of IOs continues to evolve.Timely and rigorous in its approach, A Research Agenda for International Organizations is an essential toolkit for scholars and students of international relations, political sciences, sociology, regulation, and governance who seek to understand the challenges the next decade might bring for IOs.