Article
Hard International Law-Contributing Organizations as Networks
Peace Economics, Peace Science and Public Policy
(2016)
Abstract
This paper explores the networks that intergovernmental organizations
(IGOs) create in the international system and explore how states relate to each
other in such networks. It focuses in particular on the network of IGOs that act
as creators of and agents for hard international law. We introduce new data that
allows us to investigate which institutional traits and functions are most closely
related to IGOs’ contribution to the implementation and enforcement of informal
international law. We map out and explore the network of “highly legalized”
IGOs for the years 1980–2005 as well as the affiliation networks emerging from
states’ membership in such IGOs. Combining international relations theory with
network theory, we raise novel hypotheses on the potential impact of highly
legalized IGO networks on states’ conflict behavior and peace.
Keywords
- International Organizations,
- Networks
Disciplines
Publication Date
2016
DOI
: https://doi.org/10.1515/peps-2016-0031
Citation Information
Charles R Boehmer and Renato Corbetta. "Hard International Law-Contributing Organizations as Networks" Peace Economics, Peace Science and Public Policy Vol. 22 Iss. 4 (2016) p. 413 - 26 Available at: http://works.bepress.com/charles_boehmer/9/