International Organizations (International Studies)

Requesting Aid: State Applications for Global Fund Grants

by Patrick Theiner

In my second working paper, the question is what explains whether or not states apply to the Global Fund for grants.... more In my second working paper, the question is what explains whether or not states apply to the Global Fund for grants. Since the payoffs from seeing a grant approved far outweigh the costs of filing the application, it would make sense for states to apply as often as they can. Yet the average developing nation was eligible for 23.7 grants in nine years, but only decided to apply 6.4 times. I find that these decisions are mainly based on economic considerations, and on the prior relationship with the Fund, rather than actual public health pressures. An updated version of this paper will be presented at the 2012 Annual Meeting of the European Political Science Association, Berlin, June 2012.

Decision-Making in Multilateral Development Aid: The Case of the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria

by Patrick Theiner

In this first paper, I analyze Global Fund grant decision-making using a principal-agent framework. I find that the... more In this first paper, I analyze Global Fund grant decision-making using a principal-agent framework. I find that the decision of whether or not to recommend a grant for funding is dependent on the preferences of the Global Fund's experts, and so is the size of these grants. However, grant discrepancy (the difference between proposed and approved amounts) is significantly affected by the strategic and economic preferences of the Fund's six largest state donors.

Previous versions of this paper were presented at the Annual National Conference of the Midwest Political Science Association, Chicago, March 2011; and at the SGIR 7th Pan-European Conference on IR, Stockholm, September 2010.

Role of IGOs Among International Actors

by Evgeny Klochikhin

In: Lebedeva, M. (ed.) “Privatization” of World Politics. Moscow, MGIMO, 2008, pp. 99-114

An Exploratory Study of The Transformation Underway in Texas’ Health and Human Services Delivery System

by Texas State PA Applied Research Projects

Ruiz, Albert, "An Exploratory Study of The Transformation Underway in Texas’ Health and Human Services Delivery System" (2004). Applied Research Projects, Texas State University-San Marcos. Paper 21.
http://ecommons.txstate.edu/arp/21

This study is a preliminary assessment of the consolidation practices employed by the Health and Human Services... more This study is a preliminary assessment of the consolidation practices employed by the Health and Human Services Commission (HHSC) in Texas. The purpose of the research study is threefold. The first purpose is to explain nine key practices1 that were consistently found at the center of successful mergers by a cross section of experts from the public and private sectors. These nine practices comprise the “practical ideal type categories”2 used as the conceptual framework for this study. The second purpose is to assess how closely the consolidation practices used by the HHSC come to these nine guiding practices. The third purpose of this report is to make recommendations (if appropriate) on how the consolidation process could be improved.

To satisfy the research purposes, data was collected via documentary analysis, focused interviews, and participant observation. Study results show that elements of the nine key practices identified by the GAO are sprinkled throughout HHSC’s framework for consolidating the health and human service delivery system at the meta-level. Transformational tasks such as mission, goals, values, structure and communication appear to have been completed and the task of performance management would appear to have the most opportunity for improvement. Recommendations on how the consolidation process could be improved include
(1) Assigning the human resource departments of the health and human services enterprise a more active role in HHSC’s consolidation,
(2) Ensuring that cross-pollination occurs between HHSC’s Transition Plan and HHSC’s Strategic Plan,
(3) Continue to involve employees in the consolidation process, and
(4) Evaluate whether the current communications from leadership in relation to the consolidation is consistent with the communication objectives stated in the Transition Plan.

Consensus in International Organisations

by Dawn Osakue

IGO’s cannot exist without a level of state consensus, but it is pure, simpleminded naivety to imagine global... more IGO’s cannot exist without a level of state consensus, but it is pure, simpleminded naivety to imagine global governance can happen with states being the only independent actors.

French gestures in business?: Mon oeil!| Macquarie University ResearchOnline

by Karin Speedy

2003. in: Gálvez, J. P. & Gaffal, M. Lengua de Especialidad: Economía Europea y Derecho Europeo. (Colección Estudios), Cuenca: Ediciones de la Universidad de Castilla-La Mancha, 203-221.

M. Moschella, “Designing the Financial Stability Board. A Theoretical Investigation of Mandate, Discretion, and Membership”, Journal of International Relations and Development, Forthcoming.

by Manuela Moschella

doi:10.1057/jird.2012.10.

This paper investigates the factors that help explain certain aspects of the new institutional design of the Financial... more This paper investigates the factors that help explain certain aspects of the new institutional design of the Financial Stability Board (FSB), namely its mandate, discretion, and membership. In doing so, the paper tests the hypotheses suggested by principal-agent (PA) theory, according to which institutional characteristics are consciously intended by state-principals with the aim to overcome cooperation problems. Empirical evidence lends support to PA hypotheses according to which the functions assigned to the FSB help minimize the transaction costs related to the specific area of financial cooperation. Nevertheless, PA hypotheses have difficulty explaining the degree of discretion and the size of the FSB membership, thereby calling for exploring alternative theoretical explanations.

Gatekeepers and Treasurers: Explaining Variation in Grants by the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria

by Patrick Theiner

Conference draft only kept for archival purposes, please see above version for updated results. Conference draft only kept for archival purposes, please see above version for updated results.

MEASURING THE EFFECTIVENESS OF INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS: A THEORETICAL APPROACH

by Konstantinos Magliveras

Paper for the 69th Midwest Political Sciences Association Conference
Chicago, 31 March to 3 April 2011

How to turn entrepreneurs into social entrepreneurs? A challenge for developing countries

by Samuel TOUBOUL

Touboul, Samuel and Roulet, Thomas, How to Turn Entrepreneurs into Social Entrepreneurs? A Challenge for Developing Countries (July 9, 2011). Journal of Social Business, No. 2, July 2011.

Abstract: In developing countries, entrepreneurial skills play an essential role in the creation of successful social... more Abstract: In developing countries, entrepreneurial skills play an essential role in the creation of successful social businesses. Because there are no better people than existing entrepreneurs when developing new businesses, we argue that governments and multilateral organizations should rely on them to promote the concept of social business. But are existing entrepreneurs ready to turn into social entrepreneurs? In this article we analyze the characteristics of entrepreneurs in developing countries, provide insight into their mindset toward social entrepreneurship, and produce policy recommendations that may help persuade them to become social entrepreneurs.

THE REPUBLIC OF TURKEY AND HER INTERESTS IN THE WORLD TRADE ORGANIZATION

by İsa Burak GONCA

"draft only"

This paper focuses on the interests of Turkey in the World Trade Organization (WTO) . The place of Turkey in the WTO... more This paper focuses on the interests of Turkey in the World Trade Organization (WTO) . The place of Turkey in the WTO and world trade system, her trade policies will be mentioned and the economic and trade capacity and main exporting products of Turkey will be also mentioned under a separate title in the article. Besides this, it will ensure some statistical information about the country`s economic development since 2000. Actually, it will show the success story of Turkey on trade. Alternatively, Turkey is also a part of the European Union`s custom union. This means that Turkey is the part of regional trade arrangements which is the greatest challenge for the WTO. Therefore, this essay will examine Turkey`s interest from both trade arrangements. Finally, in the conclusion section of the article, it will ensure overview of the analysis, briefly, and it will try to show the gains and losses of The Republic of Turkey from each trade arrangements; WTO and the EU custom union.

Chapter on Dispute Settlement in new World Bank handbook, Preferential Trade Policies for Development

by Amelia Porges

A complete review of dispute settlement in FTAs updated to early 2011 - surveys FTAs around the world. A complete review of dispute settlement in FTAs updated to early 2011 - surveys FTAs around the world.

The WHO Secretariat, Norm Entrepreneurship, and Global Disease Outbreak Control

by Adam Kamradt-Scott

Journal of International Organization Studies, Volume 1, Issue 1

In this article, I explore how a small group of committed individuals within the World Health Organization (WHO)... more In this article, I explore how a small group of committed individuals within the World Health Organization (WHO) Secretariat introduced a new norm in global communicable disease control. Drawing on Finnemore and Sikkink's (1998) "norm life cycle" theory and Barnett and Finnemore’s (2004) work on international-organizations-as-bureaucracies, I examine how the new practice of using unofficial sources of information to verify disease outbreaks was progressively advanced under the guise of revising the International Health Regulations (IHR). By demonstrating the effectiveness of this new norm and through a favorable convergence of events such as Gro Harlem Brundtland's appointment as Director-General and the 2003 SARS outbreak, this small group of individuals successfully managed to embed this norm at the heart of contemporary global disease outbreak control.

The Duty to Remain Silent: Limitless Loyalty in EU External Relations?

by Joris Larik

(co-authored with Andrés Delgado Casteleiro) European Law Review, Vol. 36, No. 4, 2011, pp. 522-539.

This article expresses a note of caution regarding the general enthusiasm surrounding the duty of sincere cooperation... more This article expresses a note of caution regarding the general enthusiasm surrounding the duty of sincere cooperation in the external relations of the European Union. It argues that according to the recent case law of the European Court of Justice, the duty is in practise not only first and foremost incumbent upon the Member States, but manifests itself as a strict duty to refrain from acting – a duty to remain silent – rather than a duty of best endeavours. Tracing the Court’s key judgements in this regard (Inland Waterways, IMO and PFOS), the authors conclude that in the presence of Union competence, but in the absence of a (quasi)-authorisation by the Union institutions to act, the Member States are to remain idle. While arguably necessary to safeguard the Union’s unity of international representation, this development is prone to legally favour inaction and hinder the Union’s ambitions for actual “external action”.

MEMORANDO OPEX Nº 94/2008:EL PROYECTO DE LIGA DE DEMOCRACIAS DE McCAIN: IMPLICACIONES PARA LA POLÍTICA EXTERIOR ESPAÑOLA

by Manuel Iglesias Cavicchioli

OPEX, 2008

Understanding the UN Security Council

by Kudrat Virk

Book review of Chinmaya R. Gharekhan, 'The Horseshoe Table: An Inside View of the UN Security Council' (New Delhi: Pearson Longman, 2006), published in 'International Studies', 45/1: 86-88 (2008).

Explaining Inclusive International Institutions – Lessons from Internet Governance

by Patrick Theiner

Conference Draft, International Studies Association Annual Conference, New York City 2009

The paper explores the analytical potential of a theoretical model explaining inclusive international institutions by... more The paper explores the analytical potential of a theoretical model explaining inclusive international institutions by combining resource exchange theory (RET) and collective goods theory (CGT). The first part of the paper outlines key concepts of the two theoretical strands and identifies factors determining membership rights and membership structure in a given policy area. The paper argues that the probability for the formation of Inclusive International Institutions in an issue area is high if the relevant actors' goals are compatible, if they are mutually dependent on each other's resources, and if the externalities of the respective good's production necessitate the involvement of public actors. The second part of the paper analyses the governance structure of the Internet. The paper employs the pro-posed theoretical framework to shed light on institutional developments for Internet Gov-ernance, which includes a highly inclusive multipartite international governance mechanism, the Internet Governance Forum.

The United Nations in the Twenty-First Century: Management and Reform Processes in a Troubled Organization

by Richard Al-Qaq

International Affairs (Royal Institute of International Affairs, London), volume 83 number 3, 2007.

Book review Book review

Thinking Big – League of Nations Efforts towards a Reformed National Health System in China

by Iris Borowy

In: Iris Borowy (ed.), Uneasy Encounters. The Politics of Medicine and Health in China 1900 - 1937, Berlin 2009, 205-228.

In the Shadow of Grotjahn. German Social Hygienists in the International Health Scene

by Iris Borowy

In: Iris Borowy / Anne Hardy (eds.), Of Medicine and Men. Biographies and Ideas in European Social Hygiene between the World Wars, Berlin: Peter Lang Verlag 2008, 145-171.