Institutions with Authority, Autonomy, and Power
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 12693236 |
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| Authors | Yale H Ferguson (Rutgers, the State University of New Jersey, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2005 |
| Volume | 7 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 331-333 |
| Publication date | 2005-06-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | International Studies Review (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1468-2486 • E-ISSN: 1521-9488 |
| Publisher | Oxford University Press (OUP) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1111/j.1468-2486.2005.00501.x |
| OpenAlex | W2032098304 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 1 |
In Rules for the World, Michael Barnett and Martha Finnemore have written a forthright and path-breaking constructivist book that not only challenges the familiar realist and neorealist argument that international organizations (IOs) are entirely subservient to their member states but also the neoliberal assumption that international institutions are generally beneficent in character. In a sense, Barnett and Finnemore are addressing a great debate in international relations theory about the autonomy, authority, and power of IOs that never fully happened. They stake out a controversial and nuanced theoretical position, illustrate it with three case studies of actual bureaucratic practice, and consider the normative implications of the perspective they advance. Barnett and Finnnemore observe that at least 238 IOs operate in the world today. These organizations are actively involved in all sorts of global issues and even deal routinely with matters that formerly were the exclusive province of states (p. 1)
Argument (complex analysis · Autonomy · Bureaucracy · Constructivism (international relations · Epistemology · International relations · International relations theory · Law and economics · Normative · Political science · Politics · Power (physics · Sociology · Global Peace and Security Dynamics · International Relations and Foreign Policy · Law · Philosophy
| Highly cited | No |
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