Do Intergovernmental Organizations Have a Socialization Effect on Member State Preferences? Evidence from the UN General Debate.
The question of whether intergovernmental organizations (IGOs) have a socialization effect on member state preferences is central to international relations. However, empirical studies have struggled to separate the socializing effects of IGOs on preferences from the coercion and incentives associat...
| Publicado en: | International Studies Quarterly Vol. 66; no. 1; pp. 1 - 18 |
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Oxford University Press / USA
Mar2022
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