Cambridge University Press eBooks· 2015
International Organizations as Orchestrators
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Short summary
International Organizations (IOs) can increase their influence and effectiveness by 'orchestrating' intermediaries like NGOs, shaping global governance through voluntary collaboration rather than direct regulation.
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Key points
- IOs use 'orchestration' of intermediaries (e.g., NGOs) to enhance their effectiveness and autonomy.
- This indirect method relies on voluntary collaboration and support, bypassing direct state regulation.
- Orchestration is a widespread strategy observed in trade, finance, environment, and labor sectors.
- States may welcome IO orchestration as a means to achieve governance without creating powerful, centralized institutions.
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Abstract
International Organizations as Orchestrators reveals how IOs leverage their limited authority and resources to increase their effectiveness, power, and autonomy from states. By 'orchestrating' intermediaries – including NGOs – IOs can shape and steer global governance without engaging in hard, direct regulation. This volume is organized around a theoretical model that emphasizes voluntary collaboration and support. An outstanding group of scholars investigate the significance of orchestration across key issue areas, including trade, finance, environment and labor, and in leading organizations, including the GEF, G20, WTO, EU, Kimberley Process, UNEP and ILO. The empirical studies find that orchestration is pervasive. They broadly confirm the theoretical hypotheses while providing important new insights, especially that states often welcome IO orchestration as achieving governance without creating strong institutions. This volume changes our understanding of the relationships among IOs, nonstate actors and states in global governance, using a theoretical framework applicable to domestic governance.
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