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Cooperation, conflict, and consensus in the Organization of American States / by Carolyn M. Shaw.

By: Material type: TextTextPublisher: New York : Palgrave Macmillan, 2004Description: 209 pages ; 22 cmContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 1403962219
  • 9781403962218
Other title:
  • Cooperation, conflict, and consensus in the Organisation of American States
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 341.245 22
LOC classification:
  • F1415 .S49 2004
Online resources:
Contents:
U.S. foreign policy and institutional relationships in the western hemisphere -- Developing theories of international organizations -- Cooperation: historic hemisphere relations and the formation of the OAS -- The OAS and conflict resolution 1948-89 -- Conflict: the ebb and flow of U.S. dominance -- Consensus and compromise: cooperation between member states -- Change and continuity: hemisphere relations in the 1990s and the new millennium -- Conclusions and future prospects for the OAS -- --
1. U.S. Foreign Policy and Institutional Relationships in the Western Hemisphere -- 2. Developing Theories of International Organizations -- 3. Cooperation: Historic Hemisphere Relations and the Formation of the OAS -- 4. The OAS and Conflict Resolution 1948-89 -- 5. Conflict: The Ebb and Flow of U.S. Dominance -- 6. Consensus and Compromise: Cooperation Between Member States -- 7. Change and Continuity: Hemisphere Relations in the 1990s and the New Millennium -- 8. Conclusions and Future Prospects for the OAS.
Summary: "Institutional rules--procedural, structural, and normative--are held to play important roles in affecting strategies and outcomes. Their influence is widely recognized in domestic politics, but their role in international politics remains relatively underdeveloped. In this close examination of how institutional rules have affected the relative influence and power of members of the Organization of American States, Shaw demonstrates the importance of rules where they are often considered to be least effective: shaping the behavior of a hegemon, the United States. Four factors are considered important in analyzing the effects of institutional rules: the level of consensus among Latin American members, the extent of threat to regional stability, the amount of resources needed to address an issue, and the reliance on norms, including non-intervention and state sovereignty. Tracing their interaction, Shaw finds that the rules affected state and organizational decisions in the highly germane area of conflict resolution. By demonstrating the importance of organizational rules where they might be expected to be least effective, this is an important contribution to the study of international relations."--Publisher description.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.

U.S. foreign policy and institutional relationships in the western hemisphere -- Developing theories of international organizations -- Cooperation: historic hemisphere relations and the formation of the OAS -- The OAS and conflict resolution 1948-89 -- Conflict: the ebb and flow of U.S. dominance -- Consensus and compromise: cooperation between member states -- Change and continuity: hemisphere relations in the 1990s and the new millennium -- Conclusions and future prospects for the OAS -- --

1. U.S. Foreign Policy and Institutional Relationships in the Western Hemisphere -- 2. Developing Theories of International Organizations -- 3. Cooperation: Historic Hemisphere Relations and the Formation of the OAS -- 4. The OAS and Conflict Resolution 1948-89 -- 5. Conflict: The Ebb and Flow of U.S. Dominance -- 6. Consensus and Compromise: Cooperation Between Member States -- 7. Change and Continuity: Hemisphere Relations in the 1990s and the New Millennium -- 8. Conclusions and Future Prospects for the OAS.

"Institutional rules--procedural, structural, and normative--are held to play important roles in affecting strategies and outcomes. Their influence is widely recognized in domestic politics, but their role in international politics remains relatively underdeveloped. In this close examination of how institutional rules have affected the relative influence and power of members of the Organization of American States, Shaw demonstrates the importance of rules where they are often considered to be least effective: shaping the behavior of a hegemon, the United States. Four factors are considered important in analyzing the effects of institutional rules: the level of consensus among Latin American members, the extent of threat to regional stability, the amount of resources needed to address an issue, and the reliance on norms, including non-intervention and state sovereignty. Tracing their interaction, Shaw finds that the rules affected state and organizational decisions in the highly germane area of conflict resolution. By demonstrating the importance of organizational rules where they might be expected to be least effective, this is an important contribution to the study of international relations."--Publisher description.

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