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Classification of International Organizations

Classification of International Organizations. I.O. vs. International Governance I.O.—Definition: Institutions are persistent and connected set of rules (formal and informal) that prescribe behavioral roles, constrain activity, and shape expectations.

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Classification of International Organizations

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  1. Classification of International Organizations I.O. vs. International Governance I.O.—Definition: Institutions are persistent and connected set of rules (formal and informal) that prescribe behavioral roles, constrain activity, and shape expectations. International Governmental Organizations (IGO): are formal institutions that have states (and only states) as members. They include at least two sovereign states and regulate issue areas that cross state boundaries.

  2. NGO • A transnational organization is a non-governmental, hierarchically organized entity that has headquarters in one country and operates in other countries.

  3. Growth: IGO

  4. Growth: NGO

  5. ClassificationIGO NGO

  6. Global Governance • Governance: “The sum of the many ways individuals and institutions, public and private, manage their common affairs. It is a continuing process through which conflicting or diverse interests may be accommodated and cooperative action may be taken. It included formal as well as informal arrangements that people and institutions have agreed to or perceive to be in their interest.

  7. Piece of Global Governance • International rules or laws 3000+ multilateral agreements Customary practices Judicial opinions • Norms or “soft law” Some human rights Some labor rights Framework conventions on climate change and biodiversity

  8. Pieces of Global Governance--continued • Structures, formal and informal IGOs, global, regional, other International courts, Global conferences, Group of 8, NGOs providing humanitarian relief, development aid, human rights monitoring Ad hoc conferences such as landmine treaty • International Regimes Linked principles, norms, rules, decisionmaking structures for a given issue area such as trade, nuclear nonproliferation, food aid, transportation, telecommunication

  9. Actors of Global Governance • States • IGOs • NGOs—transnational civil society • MNCs • Regimes • Social movements • Individuals

  10. Mode of Governance • Hierarchy • Anarchy (or Market) • Network: “Horizontalization” Thomas Friedman: From “Command and control” to “Connect and collaborate.”

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