Coordinating intervention
International actors and local ‘partners’ between ritual and decoupling
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 12903306 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Stephan Hensell (0000-0003-1087-7300, Institute of Political Science, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2015 |
| Volume | 9 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 89-111 |
| Publication date | 2015-01-02 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal of Intervention and Statebuilding (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1750-2977 • E-ISSN: 1750-2985 |
| Publisher | Routledge (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/17502977.2014.976359 |
| OpenAlex | W2055347418 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 7 |
| References cited | 26 |
International intervention be it with the aim of humanitarian aid or peacebuilding involves a multitude of IGOs, NGOs and local agencies from ‘partner’ countries. This article analyses the problem of coordination between these organizations and starts from the question why coordination is widely supported but seldom implemented. Building on sociological institutionalism, the article argues that the principle of coordination has become a rationalized ‘myth’ in the sense of an uncontested organizational formula. Actors have to support the ‘myth’ for reasons of legitimacy. However, political conflicts continue to hinder effective coordination. The typical solution to this problem is that coordination is incorporated ritually into official declarations and a coordinating bureaucracy, while actual practices are decoupled from a ceremonial façade. The result is a persistent gap between the rhetoric and reality of coordination. This article provides evidence for that assumption and ties in with the debate over the ‘coordination problem’ and the dynamics of formal organizations in world politics
Bureaucracy · Corporate governance · Economics · Humanitarian intervention · Intervention (counseling · Law and economics · Legitimacy · Management · Multitude · Mythology · Peacebuilding · Political economy · Political science · Politics · Rhetoric · Sociology · European Union Policy and Governance · International Development and Aid · Law · Peacebuilding and International Security
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| Unique citing works | 7 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,78 |
| Citation span | 2017 - 2025 (9) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 7 |