TY - BOOK
T1 - Crafting cooperation
T2 - Regional international institutions in comparative perspective
AU - Acharya, Amitav
AU - Johnston, Alastair Iain
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© Cambridge University Press 2007 and 2009.
PY - 2007/1/1
Y1 - 2007/1/1
N2 - Regional institutions are an increasingly prominent feature of world politics. Their characteristics and performance vary widely: some are highly legalistic and bureaucratic, while others are informal and flexible. They also differ in terms of inclusiveness, decision-making rules and commitment to the non-interference principle. This is the first book to offer a conceptual framework for comparing the design and effectiveness of regional international institutions, including the EU, NATO, ASEAN, OAS, AU and the Arab League. The case studies, by a group of leading scholars of regional institutions, offer a rigorous, historically informed analysis of the differences and similarities in institutions across Europe, Latin America, Asia, Middle East and Africa. The chapters provide a more theoretically and empirically diverse analysis of the design and efficacy of regional institutions than heretofore available.
AB - Regional institutions are an increasingly prominent feature of world politics. Their characteristics and performance vary widely: some are highly legalistic and bureaucratic, while others are informal and flexible. They also differ in terms of inclusiveness, decision-making rules and commitment to the non-interference principle. This is the first book to offer a conceptual framework for comparing the design and effectiveness of regional international institutions, including the EU, NATO, ASEAN, OAS, AU and the Arab League. The case studies, by a group of leading scholars of regional institutions, offer a rigorous, historically informed analysis of the differences and similarities in institutions across Europe, Latin America, Asia, Middle East and Africa. The chapters provide a more theoretically and empirically diverse analysis of the design and efficacy of regional institutions than heretofore available.
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=84928298677&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1017/CBO9780511491436
DO - 10.1017/CBO9780511491436
M3 - Book
AN - SCOPUS:84928298677
SN - 0521876036
SN - 9780521876032
BT - Crafting cooperation
PB - Cambridge University Press
ER -