Tag: International Organizations
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Manipulation and Coercion: Vote-Buying in the United Nations
By Ethan Thomas Hoadley Abstract: Vote-buying within the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) presents a unique and significant challenge to the international community. This article delves into the complex dynamics behind vote-buying in the UNGA, with a specific focus on three prominent mechanisms: financial development aid, diplomatic political coercion, and military capabilities. Drawing on existing…
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Compliance or Defiance: Analyzing State Behavior in International Organizations and International Agreements
By Trevor Norton Abstract: In this essay, I provide a synthesis of the existing literature on state compliance within international organizations (IOs) and international agreements (IAs), with a specific focus on the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT). While empirical methods are not utilized, I explore multiple theories presented in the literature, including realist, constructivist, and managerial…
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Reviving the Dead? Bureaucratic Structure and the Persistence of Zombie IOs
By Celeste Kane Abstract: Why do some zombie international organizations (IOs)—those that persist in existence but deliver little output and fail to fulfill their founding missions—remain inactive and stagnant, while others manage to revive and regain functionality? This study argues that an IO’s bureaucratic structure, specifically its degree of organizational fragmentation and level of bureaucratic…
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More Bang for Your Buck? Earmarked Funding Stringency and Project Costs
By Hannah Bray Abstract: This capstone project proposes a research plan built on the emerging literature of earmarked funding in international relations. Earmarked funding (EF) is both on the rise and increasingly stratified between funds that are stringently earmarked and those that are less stringently earmarked. Previous works have found a negative relationship between EF…
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Climate Securitization: Trends in Norm Diffusion Through Network Analysis
By Anna Bychkova Abstract: Why do some actors securitize climate change, and do other actors securitize in response? Through what methods is the norm of climate securitization diffused, and what factors influence the diffusion? This study seeks to answer these questions specifically through how proximity to the UNSC influences processes of norm diffusion of climate…
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Actions Speak Louder Than Words: The Impact of International Organizations on Public Behavior
By Adam Cullen Abstract: In the wake of COVID-19 and potentially catastrophic climate change, international organizations have recommended that the public alter its behavior in some significant ways. Despite this, international relations literature has focused solely on how International Organizations (IOs) can change the public’s views rather than their actions. I rectify this omission by…
