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Death of international organizations. The organizational ecology of intergovernmental organizations, 1815–2015

cam.issuedOnline2018-12-15
dc.contributor.authorEilstrup-Sangiovanni, M
dc.contributor.orcidEilstrup-Sangiovanni, M [0000-0001-9783-0446]
dc.date.accessioned2019-01-08T00:31:13Z
dc.date.available2019-01-08T00:31:13Z
dc.date.issued2020
dc.description.abstractUnder what conditions do international governmental organizations (IGOs) cease to exist? Surprisingly, leading theories of international organization rarely address this question. Across the theoretical spectrum scholars assume that international organizations have a high degree of "staying power". Yet reality looks different. More than one-third of IGOs created since 1815 have since died. This article addresses the puzzle of why IGOs cease to exist. Using a combination of standard statistical and survival analysis, I seek to identify factors associated with IGO termination. My analysis is based on a novel dataset coding detailed information on all IGO created since 1815, including their function, membership, and geographic span. Against prevailing theoretical expectations, my analysis demonstrates i) that overall mortality is high among IGOs, ii) that states often prefer to create new IGOs as opposed reforming existing ones, and iii) that having a large and heterogeneous membership is associated with greater survivability. These findings indicate a need for refinement of existing theories of institutional robustness.
dc.identifier.doi10.17863/CAM.34926
dc.identifier.eissn1559-744X
dc.identifier.issn1559-7431
dc.identifier.urihttps://www.repository.cam.ac.uk/handle/1810/287614
dc.language.isoeng
dc.publisherSpringer Science and Business Media LLC
dc.publisher.urlhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11558-018-9340-5
dc.rightsAttribution 4.0 International
dc.rights.urihttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
dc.subjectIntergovernmental organizations
dc.subjectOrganizatonal ecology
dc.subjectInstitutional and robustness
dc.subjectInstitutional design
dc.subjectorganizational mortality
dc.subjectSurvival analysis
dc.titleDeath of international organizations. The organizational ecology of intergovernmental organizations, 1815–2015
dc.typeArticle
dcterms.dateAccepted2018-10-02
prism.endingPage370
prism.issueIdentifier2
prism.publicationDate2020
prism.publicationNameReview of International Organizations
prism.startingPage339
prism.volume15
rioxxterms.licenseref.startdate2020-04-01
rioxxterms.licenseref.urihttp://www.rioxx.net/licenses/all-rights-reserved
rioxxterms.typeJournal Article/Review
rioxxterms.versionVoR
rioxxterms.versionofrecord10.1007/s11558-018-9340-5

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