International Organizations and Small States: Participation, Legitimacy and Vulnerability

International Organizations (IOs) are vital institutions in world politics in which cross-border issues can be discussed and global problems managed. This path-breaking book shows the efforts that small states have made to participate more fully in IO activities. It draws attention to the challenges created by widened participation in IOs and develops an original model of the dilemmas that both IOs and small states face as the norms of sovereign equality and the right to develop coincide. Drawing on extensive qualitative data, including more than 80 interviews conducted for this book, the authors find that the strategies which both IOs and small states adopt to balance their respective dilemmas can explain both continuity and change in their interactions with institutions ranging from UN agencies to the World Trade Organization.

Author: Jack Corbett, Xu Yi-Chong, Patrick Weller
Publisher: Bristol University Press
Published: 03/14/2023
Pages: 218
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.69lbs
Size: 9.21h x 6.14w x 0.46d
ISBN13: 9781529207699
ISBN10: 152920769X
BISAC Categories:
- Political Science | Intergovernmental Organizations
- Political Science | International Relations | Diplomacy
- Political Science | NGOs (Non-Governmental Organizations)

About the Author
Jack Corbett is Professor of Politics at the University of Southampton. Patrick Weller is Professor Emeritus at Griffith University. Xu Yi-chong is a Professor at Griffith University.