dc.contributor.author | EILSTRUP-SANGIOVANNI, Mette | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2007-11-04T08:10:32Z | |
dc.date.available | 2007-11-04T08:10:32Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2007 | |
dc.identifier.issn | 1028-3625 | |
dc.identifier.uri | https://hdl.handle.net/1814/7503 | |
dc.description.abstract | A 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 |
dc.format.mimetype | application/pdf | |
dc.language.iso | en | en |
dc.relation.ispartofseries | EUI RSCAS | en |
dc.relation.ispartofseries | 2007/24 | en |
dc.relation.ispartofseries | TRANSATLANTIC PROGRAMME SERIES | en |
dc.rights | info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess | |
dc.subject | Transgovernmental Networks | en |
dc.subject | International Security Cooperation | en |
dc.subject | Functional Regime Theory | en |
dc.subject | Proliferation Security Initiative (PSI) | en |
dc.subject | Missile Technogoly Control Regime (MTCR) | en |
dc.title | Varieties of Cooperation: Government Networks in International Security | en |
dc.type | Working Paper | en |
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