Mapping the New World Order / Edition 1

by Thomas J. Volgy, Zlatko Sabic, Petra Roter, Andrea K. Gerlak

Overview

This groundbreaking study maps out and analyzes the development of a global intergovernmental (IGO) institutional architecture in the post World War II era.

• Systematically traces similarities and differences between the institutional architecture of the Cold War and post-Cold War eras
• Examines the range of reasons why states join IGOs, identifies patterns of participation within these organizations, and examines the effects of membership on states
• Considers the impact of the EU on other regional organizations and developments outside Europe
• Provides a strong contribution to the study of international organization and IGO development combining both quantitative and qualitative methodologies

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781405169622
Publisher:	Wiley
Publication date:	08/17/2009
Pages:	296
Product dimensions:	5.90(w) x 8.90(h) x 1.00(d)

About the Author

Thomas J. Volgy is Professor of Political Science at the University of Arizona, and Executive Director of the International Studies Association. He has previously worked for USAID, USIA, and the National Democratic Institute in Central Asia, Eastern Europe, and Central America, and was recently an Atlantic Fellow.

Zlatko Šabič is Professor of International Relations at the University of Ljubljana and Senior Research Fellow at the Centre of International Relations.

Petra Roter is Assistant Professor of International Relations at the University of Ljubljana and Research Fellow at the Centre of International Relations. She is also GARNET Visiting Fellow at the Centre for the Study of Globalisation and Regionalisation at the University of Warwick.

Andrea K. Gerlak is Director of Academic Development for the International Studies Association and Visiting Professor in the Department of Political Science at the University of Arizona.

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Table of Contents

Preface.

1. In Search of the Post-Cold War World Order: Questions, Issues, and Perspectives (Thomas J. Volgy, Zlatko Šabič, Petra Roter, Elizabeth Fausett, and Stuart Rodgers).

2. Mapping the Architecture of the New World Order: Continuity and Change in the Constellation of Post-Cold War Formal Intergovernmental Organizations (Thomas J. Volgy, Keith A. Grant, Elizabeth Fausett, and Stuart Rodgers).

3. Accounting for the New World Order of FIGO Architecture and Its Effectiveness (Keith A. Grant, Thomas J. Volgy, Elizabeth Fausett, and Stuart Rodgers).

4. Intergovernmental Organizations and Interstate Conflict: Parsing Out IGO Effects for Conflict in Post-Communist Space (Elizabeth Fausett and Thomas J. Volgy).

5. The Correlates of Cooperative Institutions for International Rivers (Andrea K. Gerlak and Keith A. Grant).

6. Substituting for Democratization: A Comparative Analysis of Involvement in Regional Intergovernmental Organizations (Stuart Rogers and Thomas J. Volgy).

7. State Support for Human Rights Treaties (Petra Roter, Anuška Ferligoj and Andrej Mrvar).

8. The Mediterranean As A Region in the Making (Ana Bojinović).

9. Conclusions (Thomas J. Volgy, Zlatko Šabič, Petra Roter, Andrea Gerlak, Elizabeth Fausett, Keith A. Grant, and Stuart Rodgers).

Index.

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From the Publisher

‘In Mapping the New World Order, Thomas J. Volgy and his colleagues answer one of the central questions of contemporary politics: Has the constellation of intergovernmental organizations (IGOs) changed since the end of the Cold War – and if so, how? To answer this question, the authors draw upon new data and new methods to map the births, deaths, regional concentrations, memberships and effects of formal IGOs from the Cold War to the 2000s, revealing subtle changes but also remarkable continuity in the basic institutional architecture of the post-Cold War world. Essential reading for any student of global governance.’
–Mark A. Pollack, Temple University