International Theory· 2012Q1
International authority and its politicization
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Short summary
International institutions are increasingly facing politicization due to their growing authority, leading to strong contestation of their competencies, especially in rule definition, monitoring, interpretation, and enforcement.
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Key points
- International institutions' increasing authority is empirically linked to their politicization.
- Politicization leads to strong contestation of institutional competencies.
- Institutions with high authority face the most significant challenges.
- Rule definition, monitoring, interpretation, and enforcement functions are particularly contested.
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Abstract
The article focuses on the politicization of international authority as a thus far little understood development in world politics. We first define the concept and show that there is an empirical trend towards politicization of international institutions. We then argue that the increasing authority of international institutions has led to their politicization and we relate this hypothesis to alternative explanations. The validity of the authority–politicization nexus is illustrated by the rise of international authority in parallel to politicization. We go on to distinguish different policy functions such as rule definition, monitoring, interpretation, and enforcement in order to show that especially those international institutions with a high level of authority meet with strong contestation of their competencies. We conclude the article by exploring various avenues for future politicization research.
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