Crafting cooperation: regional international institutions in comparative perspective

Regional institutions are an increasingly prominent feature of world politics. Their characteristics and performance vary widely: some are highly legalistic and bureaucratic, while others are informal and flexible. They also differ in terms of inclusiveness, decision-making rules and commitment to t...

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Weitere Verfasser: Acharya, Amitav 1962- (HerausgeberIn), Johnston, Alastair I. 1958- (HerausgeberIn)
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Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: Cambridge Cambridge University Press 2007
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Zusammenfassung:Regional institutions are an increasingly prominent feature of world politics. Their characteristics and performance vary widely: some are highly legalistic and bureaucratic, while others are informal and flexible. They also differ in terms of inclusiveness, decision-making rules and commitment to the non-interference principle. This is the first book to offer a conceptual framework for comparing the design and effectiveness of regional international institutions, including the EU, NATO, ASEAN, OAS, AU and the Arab League. The case studies, by a group of leading scholars of regional institutions, offer a rigorous, historically informed analysis of the differences and similarities in institutions across Europe, Latin America, Asia, Middle East and Africa. The chapters provide a more theoretically and empirically diverse analysis of the design and efficacy of regional institutions than heretofore available
Beschreibung:1 Online-Ressource (xii, 318 Seiten)
ISBN:9780511491436
DOI:10.1017/CBO9780511491436

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