The Making of the World

Internationale Organisationen (IO) wurden geschaffen, um globale öffentliche Güter bereitzustellen: darunter Sicherheit für alle, Handel für die Reichsten und Entwicklung für die Ärmsten. Ihre bloße Existenz ist heute ein Erfolgsversprechen für die kooperative Wende in den internationalen Beziehungen. Obwohl das IO-Netz einst von etablierten Mächten geschaffen wurde, können sich aufstrebende Staaten der massiven Produktion von Normen kaum entziehen. IO sind allgegenwärtig und üben großen Einfluss auf die Welt, wie wir sie kennen, aus. Allerdings sind sich Herrscher und Beherrschte dieser zwingenden und schneeballartigen Prozesse kaum bewusst. Yves Schemeil hat seine fundierten Kenntnisse über die IO genutzt, um ihre aktuellen Auswirkungen auf die internationalen Beziehungen und die Weltpolitik sowie ihr Potenzial zur Gestaltung der globalen Zukunft zu analysieren.

Auteur

Yves Schemeil is professor emeritus of global and comparative politics and works in Grenoble, France.
http://yves-schemeil.sciencespo-grenoble.fr

Résumé
Schemeil nimmt die "Blackbox" der internationalen Organisation in den Fokus, wobei er sich mehr für Netzwerke und Dynamiken der Kooperation und Institutionalisierung, als auf einzelne Institutionen konzentriert. Hierfür greift er u.a. auf theoretische Ansätze wie das Network Growth Model zurück, bezieht sich aber auch auf langjährige Erfahrungen an und mit internationalen Organisationen. C3-Bibliothek für Entwicklungspolitik, 9/2023 "The book presents a distinctive viewpoint in the field of literature by examining IOs from an internal perspective, considering them as autonomous institutions rather than subordinate institutions to their member states and targeting successful examples contrary to many scholars. I highly recommend the book, particularly to young scholars, as Schemeil provides a comprehensive guide for anyone who is interested in conducting research, composing a thesis, or engaging in academic study on the given topic." ULUSLARARASI ILISKILER / INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS, 02/2024 "The book is enriched with a wealth of knowledge, anecdotes, and narratives that effectively illustrate and support Schemeil's arguments, offering a comprehensive and engaging analysis of the pivotal roles international organizations play in the global arena." Swiss Political Science Review (SPSR) / Revue Suisse de Science Politique (RSSP), 09/2024

Contenu
Introduction The Institutional Puzzle Methodological Solutions The Network Growth Model The Spirit of the Book Part 1. What IOs Are and What We Think We Know 1 The Conventional Wisdom, First Cut: The Classics 1.1 A Taste for Typologies 1.2 An Exclusive Focus on IOs/States Relations 1.3 To Sum Up 2 The Conventional Wisdom, Second Cut: The Mavericks 2.1 Rejuvenating Old Paradigms 2.2 Bringing in New Paradigms 2.3 Discovering Organizational Mechanics 2.4 To Sum Up Part 2. IOs as Complex Organizations 3 Homogenization and Hegemonization 3.1 Diversity 3.2 Similarity 3.3 To Sum Up 4 Centralization and Decentralization 4.1 Headquarters Matter! On the Importance of Being Central 4.2 Bottom Up, Top Down, or What? 4.3 To Sum Up 10 Part 3. A Predictive Model of IOs' Behaviour 5 Explanatory Factors and Drivers of Change 5.1 External and Internal Change 5.2 Leadership, Management Styles, and Innovation 5.3 Organic and Cognitive Organizations 5.4 To Sum Up 6 The Trade-off Between Resilience and Performance 6.1 What Are the Relevant Indicators of Success? 6.2 Towards New Standards of Performance 6.3 To Sum Up 7 Genesis and Expansion 7.1 Genesis: How It All Started 7.2 Drivers of Expansion 7.3 To Sum Up Part 4. From Competition to Cooperation 8 Too Big to Fail: From Expansion to Dissolution 8.1 Mandate Overlap 8.2 Survival Strategies 8.3 Death at the Crossroads 8.4 To Sum Up 9 Coordination, Collaboration, and Cooperation: How Different Really? 9.1 Partnership Models 9.2 All in the Family: The Rush Towards Coordination 9.3 Accommodating Strangers: Occasional Collaboration 9.4 Pooling Resources: Acceptance of Full Cooperation 9.5 To Sum Up 10 The Taming of the Shrew: Avoiding the Other 10.1 A Shakespearian Dilemma: To Coordinate or not to Be Coordinated? 10.2 The Great Fear: Side-lined, Shut Down, or Merged? 10.3 To Sum Up. 11 From Clusters to Networks 11.1 How Clusters Give Birth to Complex Organized Systems 11.2 Meta-organizations and their Limits 11.3 From Meta-organizations to Networks 11.4 To Sum Up 12 The Nature of Organizational Networks 12.1 How Much Publicness in International Organizations? 12.2 Going Hybrid 12.3 Interorganizational Networks 12.4 To Sum Up 13 The Properties of Organizational Networks 13.1 From Transaction Costs to Coordination Costs 13.2 The Threshold Effect and the End of Politics 13.3 To Sum Up Part 5. How Likely is any Institutionalization of the World? 14 A Changing Structure 14.1 A Pivot Towards the Global South 14.2 The Coining of Fair Norms 14.3 The End of Securitization 14.4 To Sum Up 15 Is Institutionalized Globalization Inevitable? 15.1 A Likely Future: Plurilateralism Rules the World 15.2 Unlikely Alternatives: New Despotism and New Medievalism 15.3 Likable Options: Constitutional Adaptation 15.4 To Sum Up. 16 Towards a World Government 16.1 Is Hobbes' Constant as Limiting as Light Speed? 16.2 Making Bull's Dream Come True? 16.3 Is Wendt's Recognition Process Working? 16.4 Neither Micro nor Macro: A Mesocosmic World 16.5 Wrap up: From Warfare to Welfare and Back 17 Conclusion. What We Have Achieved and What Remains to Be Done 17.1 Do Limitations Weaken the Explanatory Power of the Network Growth Model? 17.2 Do Success Stories Suffice to Explain International Organization and Organizations? 17.3 Beyond Research: Will this Book Be Helpful? Afterword Appendixes Appendix 1: Primary sources Appendix 2: Methodology Appendix 3: List of interviews Reference list Subject Index