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dc.contributor.authorEILSTRUP-SANGIOVANNI, Mette
dc.date.accessioned2019-11-13T08:19:47Z
dc.date.available2019-11-13T08:19:47Z
dc.date.issued2019
dc.identifier.issn1028-3625
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/1814/64944
dc.description.abstractThis paper addresses the puzzle of why, and under what conditions, international organizations cease to exist. International relations literature offers rich explanations for the creation, design and effectiveness of international institutions and organizations, but surprisingly little effort has gone into studying the dynamics of IO termination. Yet if we want to understand why and under what conditions international organizations endure, we must also explain why they often fail to do so. The present paper formulates and tests theoretical conjectures about IO termination using a combination of statistical analysis and historical case studies. My analysis is based on an original dataset covering the period 1815-2016. I find that exogenous shocks is a leading proximate cause of IO deaths since 1815 but that international organizations that are well-established, have large memberships and technical mandates have higher survival rates. My analysis leads me to suggest a number of refinements to existing theories institutional robustness.en
dc.format.mimetypeapplication/pdfen
dc.language.isoenen
dc.publisherEuropean University Instituteen
dc.relation.ispartofseriesEUI RSCASen
dc.relation.ispartofseries2019/88en
dc.rightsinfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessen
dc.subjectInternational organizationsen
dc.subjectInstitutionalist theoryen
dc.subjectInstitutional designen
dc.subjectIO mortalityen
dc.titleWhat kills international organizations? : when and why international organizations dieen
dc.typeWorking Paperen


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