International Organization articles from September 1999

International Organization archives from September 1999

Explaining Costly International Moral Action: Britain's Sixty-year Campaign Against the Atlantic Slave Trade.
September 22, 1999... When do states pursue costly international moral actions? Although states, private charities, and the United Nations often engage in relatively inexpensive international moral efforts, such as development aid or disaster relief, states almost...

The Magic Bullet? The RTAA, Institutional Reform, and Trade Liberalization.(The Reciprocal Trade Agreements Act of 1934)
September 22, 1999... Introduction The Reciprocal Trade Agreements Act (RTAA) of 1934 has long been heralded as a simple institutional reform with revolutionary consequences. It is typically portrayed as a clever maneuver that, by shifting authority over trade...

The Politics, Power, and Pathologies of International Organizations.
September 22, 1999... Do international organizations really do what their creators intend them to do? In the past century the number of international organizations (IOs) has increased exponentially, and we have a variety of vigorous theories to explain why they have...

In the Shadow of the Vote? Decision Making in the European Community.(Statistical Data Included)
September 22, 1999... In many fields of political science, including American politics, comparative politics, public policy, and international relations, a fundamental analytical premise is that the formal possibility of calling a majority vote on a matter, rather...

Political Culture and State Behavior: Why Germany Confounds Neorealism.(Statistical Data Included)
September 22, 1999... Introduction In July 1994 the German constitutional court resolved a longstanding controversy when it ruled that the German armed forces could, in principle, participate in the full range of collective military actions that might be...

Comment on Andrew Moravcsik, "A New Statecraft? Supranational Entrepreneurs and International Cooperation".(response to Moravcsik, International Organization, vol. 53, p. 267)
September 22, 1999... Andrew Moravcsik's article titled "A New Statecraft? Supranational Entrepreneurs and International Cooperation" is a powerfully argued and provocative contribution to our understanding of the role of individuals in the dynamics of international...

Theory and Method in the Study of International Negotiation: A Rejoinder to Oran Young.(response to article by Oran Young in this issue, p. 805)
September 22, 1999... Under what conditions do officials in international organizations wield influence as informal political entrepreneurs? Two conditions, I argue in the article under discussion, must obtain: First, an asymmetry in the availability of information...