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Book SynopsisExplores topics that include the uneven role of peacekeepers in civil wars, the success of human rights treaties in promoting women's rights, the disproportionate power of developing countries in international environmental policy negotiations, and the prospects for Asian regional cooperation.
Trade Review"Dedicated to the life's work of Robert O. Keohane, this is a book of exceptional intellectual coherence and vigor. A large number of Keohane's distinguished former students here celebrate his seminal contribution to the field of international relations and international political economy. The chapters explore and exemplify his widely recognized and cited institutionalist framework. The volume is a testimony to the undiluted impact Keohane's scholarship continues to have on legions of students and colleagues."
—Peter Katzenstein, Cornell University"Robert O. Keohane is a giant in the field of international relations, not only because he has produced innovative ideas and approaches, but also because of his teaching and mentoring. This edited volume by former Keohane students and colleagues is a fitting tribute to his oeuvre, pushing his thinking on power, interdependence, and the role of nonstate actors into previously understudied domains and dimensions of institutionalism, with results that the rest of us might not have thought of before but which won't entirely surprise the master himself. Highly recommended for all serious students of international relations."
—John Gerard Ruggie, Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University"This important and timely book pushes the theoretical envelope of neoliberal institutionalism and represents an important step forward in international relations theory. The scholarship is sound, well-documented, and effectively presented, and the ideas are framed and explored in ways that will give them lasting value."
—Giulio Gallarotti, Wesleyan University"Covering a wide range of topics and probing the strengths as well as some weaknesses of neoliberal institutionalism, this book will interest a broad cross-section of international relations scholars."
—Edward D. Mansfield, University of PennsylvaniaTable of ContentsList of Figures and Tables ix Contributors xi Preface xiii INTRODUCTION Chapter 1: Power, Interdependence, and Nonstate Actors in World Politics: Research Frontiers by Helen V. Milner 3 INSTITUTIONS AND POWER Chapter 2: Institutions, Power, and Interdependence by Randall W. Stone 31 Chapter 3: The Transaction Costs Approach to International Institutions by Michael J. Gilligan 50 Chapter 4: The Influence of International Institutions: Institutional Design, Compliance, Effectiveness, and Endogeneity by Ronald B. Mitchell 66 THE ROLE OF INSTITUTIONS ACROSS ISSUE AREAS Chapter 5: Peacekeepers as Signals: The Demand for International Peacekeeping in Civil Wars by V. Page Fortna and Lisa L. Martin 87 Chapter 6: Women and International Institutions: The Effects of the Women's Convention on Female Education by Beth A. Simmons 108 Chapter 7: Private Governance for the Public Good? Exploring Private Sector Participation in Global Financial Regulation by Layna Mosley 126 Chapter 8: Power, Interdependence, and Domestic Politics in International Environmental Cooperation by Elizabeth R. DeSombre 147 Chapter 9: The Dynamics of Trade Liberalization by Vinod K. Aggarwal 164 POWER AND INTERDEPENDENCE IN A GLOBALIZED WORLD Chapter 10: International Intellectual Property Rights in a Networked World by Jonathan D. Aronson 185 Chapter 11: The Big Influence of Big Allies: Transgovernmental Relations as a Tool of Statecraft by Timothy J. McKeown 204 Chapter 12: On Taking Religious Worldviews Seriously by J. Ann Tickner 223 AFTERWORD Chapter 13: Robert Keohane: Political Theorist 243 Andrew Moravcsik Bibliography 265 Index 291
