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dc.contributor.authorEILSTRUP-SANGIOVANNI, Mette
dc.date.accessioned2007-11-04T08:10:32Z
dc.date.available2007-11-04T08:10:32Z
dc.date.issued2007
dc.identifier.issn1028-3625
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/1814/7503
dc.description.abstractA growing literature touts the prominence of international cooperation among substate officials through so-called transgovernmental networks (TGNs). These networks are allegedly faster, cheaper and more flexible than conventional international treaty organizations (ITOs) (e.g. Slaughter, 2004). Yet, TGNs are not evenly distributed, either in terms of geography or issue-area. While some policyareas are characterized by networked cooperation, others continue to be dominated by formal ITOs. How can we explain such variation? I draw on recent network studies in public policy, economics and sociology to theorize the conditions in which states may prefer cooperation through TGNs. I have two main findings: First, TGNs are designed to deal with cooperation problems of a different nature than those addressed by ITOs. ITOs aim to reduce transaction costs, enhance credibility of interstate agreements and solve problems of incomplete contracting. By contrast, the chief benefit of TGNs is to provide policy flexibility and untie the hands of national executives, allowing them to bypass domestic and international constraints on policy. Second, TGNs are not a panacea for international problemsolving. Rather, they are useful tools in situations where states are reluctant to embrace treaty-based cooperation due to sovereignty concerns or environmental uncertainty. The argument is applied against three cases drawn from the ordinarily hierarchical realm of international security cooperation.en
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dc.relation.ispartofseriesEUI RSCASen
dc.relation.ispartofseries2007/24en
dc.relation.ispartofseriesTRANSATLANTIC PROGRAMME SERIESen
dc.rightsinfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess
dc.subjectTransgovernmental Networksen
dc.subjectInternational Security Cooperationen
dc.subjectFunctional Regime Theoryen
dc.subjectProliferation Security Initiative (PSI)en
dc.subjectMissile Technogoly Control Regime (MTCR)en
dc.titleVarieties of Cooperation: Government Networks in International Securityen
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