Felicity Vabulas
Biographic Data
| ID | 1126832 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Felicity Vabulas |
| GIVEN NAMES | Felicity |
| FAMILY NAME | Vabulas |
| SIGNATURE | VABULAS F |
| AFFILIATIONS | Pepperdine University |
| ORCID | 0000-0003-3798-7497 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 13 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 55 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 13 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2013 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 3 |
Exit from International Organizations: Costly Negotiation for Institutional Change
When do member state withdrawals lead to the death of international organizations
Recent research has drawn attention to states’ backlash against international organizations (IOs), including whether member state withdrawals affect the longevity of IOs. We therefore ask when do member state withdrawals lead to the death of IOs? We are skeptical of a general link between withdrawal and IO death because on average, any one member is not critical for the survival of an IO. Also, withdrawal is often driven by one member state’s pre…
When Do Withdrawal Threats Achieve Reform in International Organizations
International organizations often come under pressure when states desire their reform. Some states threaten to leave international organizations unless their reform demands are met. But how often is threatening to withdraw associated with states demanding institutional reform? And under what conditions do states’ withdrawal threats actually achieve institutional reform? We argue that withdrawal threats are more likely to result in institutional r…
The importance of rational institutionalism in the analysis of informal international institutions
The study of informal international institutions has advanced considerably over the past decade. Much of this work, including our own, has approached this phenomenon from the perspective of rationalist institutionalism. Yet, existing work has also been criticized from several conceptual, theoretical, and empirical angles. The recent special issue of International Politics on the “cascading dynamics” of informality by Cooper et al. (Int Politics, …
Cooperation under autonomy: Building and analyzing the Informal Intergovernmental Organizations 2.0 dataset
Informal intergovernmental organizations (IIGOs) such as the Proliferation Security Initiative and G20 increasingly play a central role in governing international relations. IIGOs are based on recurrent meetings among high-level state representatives but are not legalized through a treaty and have no permanent secretariat. They allow states to organize internationally without sacrificing autonomy to a supranational entity. We present the IIGO 2.0…
Informal IGOs as Mediators of Power Shifts
In an era defined by shifting distributions of power, states are not only pushing for change in formal international organizations, they are increasingly using informal intergovernmental organizations (IIGOs) to mediate change. Why and how do states use IIGOs – institutions without a treaty or secretariat – to manage global power shifts? IIGOs are useful for states on both sides of the power shift. Established powers use IIGOs for system manageme…
Shared Neoliberal Ideals: How Borrowers Become Favored by the IMF
Why does the International Monetary Fund (IMF) treat some borrowers differently than others? This question is certainly not new. In fact, in The Currency of Confidence, Stephen C. Nelson notes that existing scholarship provides well-known answers; powerful states’ preferences, the domestic institutional constraints of the borrower, and the bureaucratic motives of IMF staff all affect conditional loans (Barnett and Finnemore 2004; Copelovitch 2010…
Hello, goodbye: When do states withdraw from international organizations?
Credible Commitments? Explaining IGO Suspensions to Sanction Political Backsliding
Why do intergovernmental organizations (IGOs) that espouse democratic commitments suspend the membership of some states that backslide on those commitments, while leaving that of others intact? We argue that a combination of geopolitical factors and institutional rules help explain this inconsistent pattern. Remaining member states insulate geopolitically important states—particularly those with large endowments of oil resources—from suspension. …
Nudging the Needle: Foreign Lobbies and US Human Rights Ratings
Newspapers print alarming headlines when foreign governments hire U.S.-based lobbyists to promote their interests in Washington D.C. But does foreign lobbying systematically affect U.S. foreign policy? We provide an analysis of the influence of foreign lobbying on one important component of U.S. foreign policy: the evaluation of human rights practices abroad. U.S. human rights ratings can have a large impact on American foreign policy. They affec…
G20 since the global crisis
Few would argue that the G20 was an insignificant player in helping states navigate the 2008 global financial crisis. Yet in G20 since the global crisis Jonathan Luckhurst pushes readers to examine the G20's influence after the dust had settled. Luckhurst argues that we cannot just think of the G20 as a crisis committee, it is an ongoing international steering committee that continues to play a significant role in shaping international relations.…
Democratic Intergovernmental Organizations? Normative Pressures and Decision-Making Rules
Organization without delegation: Informal intergovernmental organizations (Iigos) and the spectrum of intergovernmental arrangements
Credible Commitments? Explaining IGO Suspensions to Sanction Political Backsliding
Why do intergovernmental organizations (IGOs) that espouse democratic commitments suspend the membership of some states that backslide on those commitments, while leaving that of others intact? We argue that a combination of geopolitical factors and institutional rules help explain this inconsistent pattern. Remaining member states insulate geopolitically important states—particularly those with large endowments of oil resources—from suspension. …
Cooperation under autonomy: Building and analyzing the Informal Intergovernmental Organizations 2.0 dataset
Informal intergovernmental organizations (IIGOs) such as the Proliferation Security Initiative and G20 increasingly play a central role in governing international relations. IIGOs are based on recurrent meetings among high-level state representatives but are not legalized through a treaty and have no permanent secretariat. They allow states to organize internationally without sacrificing autonomy to a supranational entity. We present the IIGO 2.0…
Nudging the Needle: Foreign Lobbies and US Human Rights Ratings
Newspapers print alarming headlines when foreign governments hire U.S.-based lobbyists to promote their interests in Washington D.C. But does foreign lobbying systematically affect U.S. foreign policy? We provide an analysis of the influence of foreign lobbying on one important component of U.S. foreign policy: the evaluation of human rights practices abroad. U.S. human rights ratings can have a large impact on American foreign policy. They affec…
The importance of rational institutionalism in the analysis of informal international institutions
The study of informal international institutions has advanced considerably over the past decade. Much of this work, including our own, has approached this phenomenon from the perspective of rationalist institutionalism. Yet, existing work has also been criticized from several conceptual, theoretical, and empirical angles. The recent special issue of International Politics on the “cascading dynamics” of informality by Cooper et al. (Int Politics, …
When Do Withdrawal Threats Achieve Reform in International Organizations
International organizations often come under pressure when states desire their reform. Some states threaten to leave international organizations unless their reform demands are met. But how often is threatening to withdraw associated with states demanding institutional reform? And under what conditions do states’ withdrawal threats actually achieve institutional reform? We argue that withdrawal threats are more likely to result in institutional r…
When do member state withdrawals lead to the death of international organizations
Recent research has drawn attention to states’ backlash against international organizations (IOs), including whether member state withdrawals affect the longevity of IOs. We therefore ask when do member state withdrawals lead to the death of IOs? We are skeptical of a general link between withdrawal and IO death because on average, any one member is not critical for the survival of an IO. Also, withdrawal is often driven by one member state’s pre…
Organization without delegation: Informal intergovernmental organizations (Iigos) and the spectrum of intergovernmental arrangements
Democratic Intergovernmental Organizations? Normative Pressures and Decision-Making Rules
G20 since the global crisis
Few would argue that the G20 was an insignificant player in helping states navigate the 2008 global financial crisis. Yet in G20 since the global crisis Jonathan Luckhurst pushes readers to examine the G20's influence after the dust had settled. Luckhurst argues that we cannot just think of the G20 as a crisis committee, it is an ongoing international steering committee that continues to play a significant role in shaping international relations.…
Hello, goodbye: When do states withdraw from international organizations?
Credible Commitments? Explaining IGO Suspensions to Sanction Political Backsliding
Why do intergovernmental organizations (IGOs) that espouse democratic commitments suspend the membership of some states that backslide on those commitments, while leaving that of others intact? We argue that a combination of geopolitical factors and institutional rules help explain this inconsistent pattern. Remaining member states insulate geopolitically important states—particularly those with large endowments of oil resources—from suspension. …
Nudging the Needle: Foreign Lobbies and US Human Rights Ratings
Newspapers print alarming headlines when foreign governments hire U.S.-based lobbyists to promote their interests in Washington D.C. But does foreign lobbying systematically affect U.S. foreign policy? We provide an analysis of the influence of foreign lobbying on one important component of U.S. foreign policy: the evaluation of human rights practices abroad. U.S. human rights ratings can have a large impact on American foreign policy. They affec…
Informal IGOs as Mediators of Power Shifts
In an era defined by shifting distributions of power, states are not only pushing for change in formal international organizations, they are increasingly using informal intergovernmental organizations (IIGOs) to mediate change. Why and how do states use IIGOs – institutions without a treaty or secretariat – to manage global power shifts? IIGOs are useful for states on both sides of the power shift. Established powers use IIGOs for system manageme…
Shared Neoliberal Ideals: How Borrowers Become Favored by the IMF
Why does the International Monetary Fund (IMF) treat some borrowers differently than others? This question is certainly not new. In fact, in The Currency of Confidence, Stephen C. Nelson notes that existing scholarship provides well-known answers; powerful states’ preferences, the domestic institutional constraints of the borrower, and the bureaucratic motives of IMF staff all affect conditional loans (Barnett and Finnemore 2004; Copelovitch 2010…
Cooperation under autonomy: Building and analyzing the Informal Intergovernmental Organizations 2.0 dataset
Informal intergovernmental organizations (IIGOs) such as the Proliferation Security Initiative and G20 increasingly play a central role in governing international relations. IIGOs are based on recurrent meetings among high-level state representatives but are not legalized through a treaty and have no permanent secretariat. They allow states to organize internationally without sacrificing autonomy to a supranational entity. We present the IIGO 2.0…
When Do Withdrawal Threats Achieve Reform in International Organizations
International organizations often come under pressure when states desire their reform. Some states threaten to leave international organizations unless their reform demands are met. But how often is threatening to withdraw associated with states demanding institutional reform? And under what conditions do states’ withdrawal threats actually achieve institutional reform? We argue that withdrawal threats are more likely to result in institutional r…
The importance of rational institutionalism in the analysis of informal international institutions
The study of informal international institutions has advanced considerably over the past decade. Much of this work, including our own, has approached this phenomenon from the perspective of rationalist institutionalism. Yet, existing work has also been criticized from several conceptual, theoretical, and empirical angles. The recent special issue of International Politics on the “cascading dynamics” of informality by Cooper et al. (Int Politics, …
When do member state withdrawals lead to the death of international organizations
Recent research has drawn attention to states’ backlash against international organizations (IOs), including whether member state withdrawals affect the longevity of IOs. We therefore ask when do member state withdrawals lead to the death of IOs? We are skeptical of a general link between withdrawal and IO death because on average, any one member is not critical for the survival of an IO. Also, withdrawal is often driven by one member state’s pre…
Exit from International Organizations: Costly Negotiation for Institutional Change
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