Timon Forster
Biographic Data
| ID | 3582364 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Timon Forster |
| GIVEN NAMES | Timon |
| FAMILY NAME | Forster |
| SIGNATURE | FÖRSTER T |
| AFFILIATIONS | Berlin Graduate School for Transnational Studies |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-2766-6916 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 8 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 58 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 8 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2019 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 5 |
Home turf: Headquarters of international organizations and earmarked funding
To what extent do states act differently through international organizations based in their own country relative to those located abroad? Building on scholarship on headquarters as ecosystems, city diplomacy, and informal power, I argue that states are more lenient vis-à-vis international organizations with headquarters in their own country. States are likely to opt for loose, rather than stringent, delegation of authority in everyday decision-ma…
Formal governance matters: When, how, and why states act on the IMF Executive Board
Climate policy at the International Monetary Fund: No voice for the vulnerable
The climate crisis prompted the International Monetary Fund (IMF), an international lender of last resort, to implement wholesale reforms to incorporate climate policy into its operations. At the IMF, selected countries from the Global North—historically the largest emitters of greenhouse gases—dominate decision‐making. This raises several questions. Can the Fund implement an ambitious and effective climate policy? How are climate‐vulnerable deve…
International organizations and research methods: An introduction
Journal Article International organizations and research methods: an introduction Get access International organizations and research methods: an introduction. Edited by Fanny Badache, Leah R Kimber and Lucile Maertens. Ann Arbor, MI: University of Michigan Press. 2023. 410pp. £73.00. Isbn978 0 47207 622 2. Available as e-book and open access. Timon Forster Timon Forster University of St Gallen, Switzerland Search for other works by this author o…
Respected individuals: When State Representatives Wield Outsize Influence in International Organizations
States are keen to send representatives to international organizations, instructing them to pursue national interests and monitor staff. Yet academics tend to ignore these individuals and approximate state influence by vote shares and other state-level attributes. Against this background, I examine when state representatives in international organizations wield outsize influence on decision-making. Based on scholarship of bureaucrats in internati…
Reacting, fast and slow: How world leaders shaped government responses to the Covid-19 pandemic
The COVID-19 pandemic created extraordinary challenges for governments to safeguard the well-being of their people. To what extent has leaders' reliance on scientific advice shaped government responses to the COVID-19 outbreak? We argue that leaders who tend to orient themselves on expert advice realized the extent of the crisis earlier. Consequently, these governments would adopt containment measures relatively quickly, despite the high uncertai…
Globalization and health equity: The impact of structural adjustment programs on developing countries
Among the many drivers of health inequities, this article focuses on important, yet insufficiently understood, international-level determinants: economic globalization and the organizations that spread market-oriented policies to the developing world. One such organization is the International Monetary Fund (IMF), which provides financial assistance to countries in economic trouble in exchange for policy reforms. Through its 'structural adjustmen…
How structural adjustment programs affect inequality: A disaggregated analysis of IMF conditionality, 1980-2014
Globalization and health equity: The impact of structural adjustment programs on developing countries
Among the many drivers of health inequities, this article focuses on important, yet insufficiently understood, international-level determinants: economic globalization and the organizations that spread market-oriented policies to the developing world. One such organization is the International Monetary Fund (IMF), which provides financial assistance to countries in economic trouble in exchange for policy reforms. Through its 'structural adjustmen…
How structural adjustment programs affect inequality: A disaggregated analysis of IMF conditionality, 1980-2014
Respected individuals: When State Representatives Wield Outsize Influence in International Organizations
States are keen to send representatives to international organizations, instructing them to pursue national interests and monitor staff. Yet academics tend to ignore these individuals and approximate state influence by vote shares and other state-level attributes. Against this background, I examine when state representatives in international organizations wield outsize influence on decision-making. Based on scholarship of bureaucrats in internati…
Reacting, fast and slow: How world leaders shaped government responses to the Covid-19 pandemic
The COVID-19 pandemic created extraordinary challenges for governments to safeguard the well-being of their people. To what extent has leaders' reliance on scientific advice shaped government responses to the COVID-19 outbreak? We argue that leaders who tend to orient themselves on expert advice realized the extent of the crisis earlier. Consequently, these governments would adopt containment measures relatively quickly, despite the high uncertai…
International organizations and research methods: An introduction
Journal Article International organizations and research methods: an introduction Get access International organizations and research methods: an introduction. Edited by Fanny Badache, Leah R Kimber and Lucile Maertens. Ann Arbor, MI: University of Michigan Press. 2023. 410pp. £73.00. Isbn978 0 47207 622 2. Available as e-book and open access. Timon Forster Timon Forster University of St Gallen, Switzerland Search for other works by this author o…
Formal governance matters: When, how, and why states act on the IMF Executive Board
How structural adjustment programs affect inequality: A disaggregated analysis of IMF conditionality, 1980-2014
Globalization and health equity: The impact of structural adjustment programs on developing countries
Among the many drivers of health inequities, this article focuses on important, yet insufficiently understood, international-level determinants: economic globalization and the organizations that spread market-oriented policies to the developing world. One such organization is the International Monetary Fund (IMF), which provides financial assistance to countries in economic trouble in exchange for policy reforms. Through its 'structural adjustmen…
Reacting, fast and slow: How world leaders shaped government responses to the Covid-19 pandemic
The COVID-19 pandemic created extraordinary challenges for governments to safeguard the well-being of their people. To what extent has leaders' reliance on scientific advice shaped government responses to the COVID-19 outbreak? We argue that leaders who tend to orient themselves on expert advice realized the extent of the crisis earlier. Consequently, these governments would adopt containment measures relatively quickly, despite the high uncertai…
Climate policy at the International Monetary Fund: No voice for the vulnerable
The climate crisis prompted the International Monetary Fund (IMF), an international lender of last resort, to implement wholesale reforms to incorporate climate policy into its operations. At the IMF, selected countries from the Global North—historically the largest emitters of greenhouse gases—dominate decision‐making. This raises several questions. Can the Fund implement an ambitious and effective climate policy? How are climate‐vulnerable deve…
International organizations and research methods: An introduction
Journal Article International organizations and research methods: an introduction Get access International organizations and research methods: an introduction. Edited by Fanny Badache, Leah R Kimber and Lucile Maertens. Ann Arbor, MI: University of Michigan Press. 2023. 410pp. £73.00. Isbn978 0 47207 622 2. Available as e-book and open access. Timon Forster Timon Forster University of St Gallen, Switzerland Search for other works by this author o…
Respected individuals: When State Representatives Wield Outsize Influence in International Organizations
States are keen to send representatives to international organizations, instructing them to pursue national interests and monitor staff. Yet academics tend to ignore these individuals and approximate state influence by vote shares and other state-level attributes. Against this background, I examine when state representatives in international organizations wield outsize influence on decision-making. Based on scholarship of bureaucrats in internati…
Formal governance matters: When, how, and why states act on the IMF Executive Board
Home turf: Headquarters of international organizations and earmarked funding
To what extent do states act differently through international organizations based in their own country relative to those located abroad? Building on scholarship on headquarters as ecosystems, city diplomacy, and informal power, I argue that states are more lenient vis-à-vis international organizations with headquarters in their own country. States are likely to opt for loose, rather than stringent, delegation of authority in everyday decision-ma…
Political science (7 works) · Economics (6 works) · International Development and Aid (5 works) · Politics (4 works) · Corporate governance (3 works) · Developing country (3 works) · Economic growth (3 works) · Business (2 works) · Development economics (2 works) · Finance (2 works)