International Relations scholars have vigorous theories to explain why international
organizations (IOs) are created, but they have paid little attention to IO behavior and whether …

Unrivalled coverage of IR theories from leading experts, including historically dominant
traditions such as realism, and liberalism, to theories such as postcolonialism and green …

This article questions the usefulness of the concept of regimes on the grounds that it is a fad;
ambiguous and imprecise; value-biased towards order rather than change or equity; …

Analysts have long suspected that politics affects the lending patterns of the International
Monetary Fund (IMF), but none have adequately specified or systematically tested …

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 …

The Social Science Encyclopedia, first published in 1985 to acclaim from social scientists,
librarians and students, was thoroughly revised in 1996, when reviewers began to describe …

A basic debate in world politics involves the impact of intergovernmental organizations
(IGOs) on international conflict. Liberals, functionalists, and others see IGOs as capable of …

International politics today is as much institutional as intergovernmental. International
institutions can be found in every functional domain and in every region in the world. Modern …

Analysts of international politics can measure and explain the effect of international
environmental institutions on the behavior of states and other actors and on the natural …

One of the main hopes of proponents of international courts is that international courts will in
some way encourage greater respect for international law. In truth, we know surprisingly little …