Secrets in Global Governance

Erscheinungsjahr 2020
ISBN: 978-1-108-74594-9
Verlag: Cambridge University Press

Buch, Englisch, Band 154, 362 Seiten, Format (B × H): 151 mm x 225 mm, Gewicht: 536 g

Reihe: Cambridge Studies in International Relations

Scholars have long argued that transparency makes international rule violations more visible and improves outcomes. Secrets in Global Governance revises this claim to show how equipping international organizations (IOs) with secrecy can be a critical tool for eliciting sensitive information and increasing cooperation. States are often deterred from disclosing information about violations of international rules by concerns of revealing commercially sensitive economic information or the sources and methods used to collect intelligence. IOs equipped with effective confidentiality systems can analyze and act on sensitive information while preventing its wide release. Carnegie and Carson use statistical analyses of new data, elite interviews, and archival research to test this argument in domains across international relations, including nuclear proliferation, international trade, justice for war crimes, and foreign direct investment. Secrets in Global Governance brings a groundbreaking new perspective to the literature of international relations.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Carnegie, Allison

Carson, Austin

Inhaltsverzeichnis

1. Introduction; 2. Theory; 3. Sensitive Information in Global Governance: The Past and Present; 4. Nuclear Proliferation; 5. International Trade; 6. War Crimes; 7. Foreign Direct Investment; 8. Conclusion.

Über Autor(innen)

Carnegie, Allison
Allison Carnegie is Associate Professor of Political Science at Columbia University. She is the author of Power Plays: How International Institutions Reshape Coercive Diplomacy (Cambridge University Press, 2015).

Carson, Austin
Austin Carson is Assistant Professor of Political Science at the University of Chicago. He is the author of Secret Wars: Covert Conflict in International Politics (Princeton University Press, 2018).