International interdependence is at the core of the international relations discipline, which is
premised upon the fact that states interact with one another and examines the nature …

Updated to reflect recent global developments, the second edition of Globalization: A Basic
Text presents an up-to-date introduction to major trends and topics relating to globalization …

This paper explores the origins and trajectory of the Washington Consensus–the ideas
associated with the developing countries' move to free markets in the 1980s and 1990s. I …

We use meta-analytical techniques to address three central debates in institutional theory: Is
organizational behavior the product of social structure or organizational agency? Does …

Socially responsible investing (SRI) is gaining traction in the financial sector, but it is unclear
whether the dominant financial logic complements or competes with the social logic in the …

The role of international law in global politics is as poorly understood as it is important. But
how can the international legal regime encourage states to respect human rights? Given that …

A burgeoning literature spanning sociologies of culture and social network methods has for
the past several decades sought to explicate the relationships between culture and …

This article relies on an analysis of the institutionalization of economics worldwide during the
20th century to argue that the logic of professional development in this particular field has …

In recent decades, there has been a wide-ranging global movement towards constitutional
review. This development poses important puzzles of political economy: Why would self …

Background The term international institution has been used over the course of the last few
decades to refer to a broad range of phenomena. In the early postwar years, these words …