Democratic Intergovernmental Organizations? Normative Pressures and Decision-Making Rules
Democratic Intergovernmental Organizations? Normative Pressures and Decision-Making Rules by Alexandru Grigorescu, published by Cambridge University Press on November 26, 2015, is a comprehensive examination of the influence of democratic norms on intergovernmental organizations (IGOs). This 332-page reprint delves into how these norms have evolved from domestic politics to shape the decision-making processes within various IGOs, including the League of Nations, United Nations, and World Trade Organization.
In this work, Grigorescu investigates the mechanisms by which democratic norms affect state participation, voting procedures, access to information, and the involvement of NGOs and transnational parliaments. The study highlights the concept of “normative pressures,” analyzing the interaction between the strength of these norms and deviations from established practices. By utilizing both primary and secondary sources, the book assesses the plausibility of its arguments over two centuries and across multiple IGOs, providing a detailed exploration of the dynamics at play in international relations and political science.
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This work posits that, over the past two centuries, democratic norms have spread from domestic politics to intergovernmental organizations (IGOs). Grigorescu explores how norms shaped IGO decision-making rules such as those driving state participation, voting, access to information, and the role of NGOs and transnational parliaments. The study emphasizes the role of “normative pressures” (the interaction between norm strength and the degree to which the status quo strays from norm prescriptions). Using primary and secondary sources to assess the plausibility of its arguments across two centuries and two dozen IGOs, the study focuses on developments in League of Nations, International Labor Organization, United Nations, World Bank, European Union, and World Trade Organization.
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