International agreement design and the moderating role of domestic bureaucratic quality
The case of freshwater cooperation
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 3917396 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Johannes Karreth (0000-0003-4586-7153, Ursinus College, corresponding author), Jaroslav Tir (0000-0001-9492-5837, University of Colorado Boulder) |
| Year | 2018 |
| Volume | 55 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Pages | 460-475 |
| Publication date | 2018-07-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal of Peace Research (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0022-3433 • E-ISSN: 1460-3578 |
| Publisher | SAGE Publications Inc (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1177/0022343317749271 |
| OpenAlex | W2789045259 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 5 |
| References cited | 41 |
Much of international cooperation research has long assumed that building and deepening (i.e. institutionalizing) international agreements can substitute for weak domestic bureaucratic capacity when it comes to promoting cooperative policies between countries. Qualifying this assumption, we argue that domestic bureaucracies are a key piece of international cooperation: the cooperation-inducing effect of international institutions is conditional on the quality of domestic bureaucracies. We examine this relationship in the context of the politics of interstate cooperation over transboundary rivers, an important test case given concerns about looming water conflict in the face of increasing water scarcity. Using data on freshwater-related events, 1984-2006, on the level of institutionalization of river treaties, and on the quality of domestic bureaucracy, we find that domestic bureaucracies moderate the ability of international institutions to elicit cooperative interstate behavior. The finding is robust to a multitude of specifications and provides important implications for institutional research and policy approaches to cooperation problems beyond freshwater
Bureaucracy · Business · Context (archaeology) · Institutionalisation · Political science · Politics · Quality (philosophy) · International Development and Aid · Law · Political Conflict and Governance · Public Administration · Transboundary Water Resource Management
From Bullets to Boreholes
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Human Development Report 2006
The New Sovereignty
Conflict and Cooperation Over International Freshwater Resources
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Aid Dependence and the Quality of Governance
Political risk, institutions and foreign direct investment
Interaction terms in logit and probit models
International waters
A review of the evolution and state of transboundary freshwater treaties
Environmental changes and violent conflict
Basins at Risk
Conflict and Cooperation along International Rivers
Implementing Multilateral Environmental Agreements
Peaceful Management of International River Claims
Signing River Treaties—Does It Improve River Cooperation
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Paths to Compliance
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Obstinate and Inefficient
The Conflict and Peace Data Bank (Copdab) Project
The Institutional Design of Riparian Treaties
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Mind the Gap
The Concept of Legalization
The Rational Design of International Institutions
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Interests, Institutions, and the Reliability of International Commitments
Conflict management of riparian disputes
Public spending and outcomes
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Climate change and the institutional resilience of international river basins
The effectiveness of treaty design in addressing water disputes
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| Unique citing works | 5 |
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| Citations per year | 0,71 |
| Citation span | 2019 - 2025 (7) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 5 |