Publications
Crafting Cooperation: Regional International Institutions in Comparative Perspective- Buy: Buy the book
- by Acharya, Amitav; Johnston, Alastair Iain
- Regional institutions are an increasingly prominent feature of world
politics. Their characteristics and performance vary widely: some are
highly legalistic and bureaucratic, while others are informal and
flexible. They also differ in terms of inclusiveness, decision-making
rules and commitment to the non-interference principle. This is the
first book to offer a conceptual framework for comparing the design and
effectiveness of regional international institutions, including the EU,
NATO, ASEAN, OAS, AU and the Arab League. The case studies, by a group
of leading scholars of regional institutions, offer a rigorous,
historically informed analysis of the differences and similarities in
institutions across Europe, Latin America, Asia, Middle East and
Africa. The chapters provide a more theoretically and empirically
diverse analysis of the design and efficacy of regional institutions
than heretofore available.
- Publication Type: Edited Work
- Publisher: Cambridge University Press
- Published Date: November 2007
- Field of Interest: International Relations
- Acharya, Amitav, and Alastair Iain Johnston, eds. Crafting Cooperation: Regional International Institutions in Comparative Perspective. Cambridge, UK: Cambridge University Press, 2007.
