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Unequal actors in equalising institutions ; negotiations in the United Nations General Assembly / Diana Panke.

By: Publisher: London : Palgrave Macmillan, 2013Description: xv,250 pages : 24 cmContent type:
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  • دون وسيط
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ISBN:
  • 9781137363268
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 341.23 23 P193
Online resources: Summary: This book explores the interplay between formal rules and real world differences, questioning to what extent size-related capacities between states matters for the dynamics and outcomes of negotiations taking place in the United Nations General Assembly, an institution that strongly reflects the one-state, one-vote principle. Does size matter in international negotiations? This book examines the interplay between an institutional design that expresses the principle of the equality of states and the real world size differences of states in an innovative, multi-method investigation of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA). Panke demonstrates that size-related capacities influence states' participation and effectiveness in international negotiations. Based on extensive interviews with diplomats of smaller and bigger states in a variety of geographical regions, this book develops a theoretical framework linking resources and incentives to states' inclination of formulating national positions and acting upon them. It distinguishes between the policy-initiation, negotiation and decision-taking stages in the policy cycle, illustrating the difference in activity between nations, which affect the dynamics and outcomes of negotiations between member states. This book reveals that there are real and politically significant limits to the effects of size and identifies specific conditions under which smaller states can punch above their weight. It will appeal to scholars of political science, international relations, diplomacy, comparative politics and public policy.Review: "In this meticulously researched book, Diana Panke takes on the central question of whether and how differences in state capacity influence the processes and outcomes of international organizations. Based on an impressive mixed-method exploration of the United Nations General Assembly, the book convincingly establishes the conditions for large and small state influence. The book's conclusions are of general importance for our understanding of the interaction between state power and formal rules in international organizations, the dynamics of multilateral negotiations, and the ability of small states to have an impact in world politics." - Jonas Tallberg, Stockholm University, Sweden.
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1. Introduction 2. The United Nations General Assembly: Formal Equality and Size Differences 3. Theory 4. Empirics I: Active Participation 5. Empirics II: Effective Participation in the UNGA 6. Conclusions.

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This book explores the interplay between formal rules and real world differences, questioning to what extent size-related capacities between states matters for the dynamics and outcomes of negotiations taking place in the United Nations General Assembly, an institution that strongly reflects the one-state, one-vote principle. Does size matter in international negotiations? This book examines the interplay between an institutional design that expresses the principle of the equality of states and the real world size differences of states in an innovative, multi-method investigation of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA). Panke demonstrates that size-related capacities influence states' participation and effectiveness in international negotiations. Based on extensive interviews with diplomats of smaller and bigger states in a variety of geographical regions, this book develops a theoretical framework linking resources and incentives to states' inclination of formulating national positions and acting upon them. It distinguishes between the policy-initiation, negotiation and decision-taking stages in the policy cycle, illustrating the difference in activity between nations, which affect the dynamics and outcomes of negotiations between member states. This book reveals that there are real and politically significant limits to the effects of size and identifies specific conditions under which smaller states can punch above their weight. It will appeal to scholars of political science, international relations, diplomacy, comparative politics and public policy.

"In this meticulously researched book, Diana Panke takes on the central question of whether and how differences in state capacity influence the processes and outcomes of international organizations. Based on an impressive mixed-method exploration of the United Nations General Assembly, the book convincingly establishes the conditions for large and small state influence. The book's conclusions are of general importance for our understanding of the interaction between state power and formal rules in international organizations, the dynamics of multilateral negotiations, and the ability of small states to have an impact in world politics." - Jonas Tallberg, Stockholm University, Sweden.