The recent debate on administrative bodies in international organizations has brought
forward multiple theoretical perspectives, analytical frameworks, and methodological …

The contribution advances a theoretical conceptualization of the bureaucratic autonomy of
international secretariats and suggests an empirical yardstick for its measurement. The …

Under what conditions does the internal cohesiveness of the European Union (EU)
determine its external effectiveness? In a first step, this introduction probes the frequent …

Given the omnipresence of delegation and control in the EU, the principal–agent model has
become a popular analytical framework to study the design and effects of delegation and …

A large body of literature in international relations has attempted to explain the interaction
between domestic politics and International Relations in the field of trade policy. This article …

Why do some donor governments pursue international development through recipient
governments, while others bypass such local authorities? Weaving together scholarship in …

Transnational Lawmaking Coalitions is the first comprehensive analysis of the role and
impact of informal collaborations in the UN human rights treaty bodies. Issues as central to …

ABSTRACT The European Central Bank (ECB) emerged from the sovereign debt crisis as
one of the most powerful supranational institutions. Against this background, this article …

For more than 50 years, the European Union (EU) was not in charge of international
investment agreements; its member states were, and they negotiated more than 1,200 …

Voluntary contributions–often earmarked for specific purposes–have become an
indispensable source of revenue for international organizations (IOs) and the UN …