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(Ab)using International Organizations? States, the OECD and Educational Policy
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(Ab)using International Organizations?
States, the OECD and Educational Policy
Kerstin Martens
University of Bremen
Collaborative Research Center
‘Transformations of the State’
PO Box 330440
D-28334 Bremen
Germany
Phone: +49.421.218.8733
Fax: +49.421.218.8721
Email: kerstin.## email not listed ##
Website: http://www.sfb597.uni-bremen.de
Paper presented to the
International Studies Association (ISA)
Honolulu, USA, March 2-6, 2005
Abstract
The paper looks at domestic conditions under which states approach international organiza-tions. It particularly examines if and when states (ab)use international organizations. In thefirst part, I explore current approaches to studying international organizations, focusing on theliterature about delegation to IOs, as based on principal-agent theory. I argue that this ap-proach mainly regards international cooperation as the motive for delegation and does notsufficiently acknowledge the aspect of domestic reasons, such as the lack of expertise and theneed to overcome barriers, as to why states delegate to international organizations. As casestudy, I focus on the OECD’s tool of multilateral surveillance, namely peer-reviewing in thefield of education. The empirical findings show how particularly small states consult interna-tional organizations.
This is a very first draft – please do not quote it without the author’s permission!
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(Ab)using International Organizations?
States, the OECD and Educational Policy
Kerstin Martens
University of Bremen
Collaborative Research Center
‘Transformations of the State’
PO Box 330440
D-28334 Bremen
Germany
Phone: +49.421.218.8733
Fax: +49.421.218.8721
Email: kerstin.## email not listed ##
Website: http://www.sfb597.uni-bremen.de
Paper presented to the
International Studies Association (ISA)
Honolulu, USA, March 2-6, 2005
Abstract
The paper looks at domestic conditions under which states approach international organiza-
tions. It particularly examines if and when states (ab)use international organizations. In the
first part, I explore current approaches to studying international organizations, focusing on the
literature about delegation to IOs, as based on principal-agent theory. I argue that this ap-
proach mainly regards international cooperation as the motive for delegation and does not
sufficiently acknowledge the aspect of domestic reasons, such as the lack of expertise and the
need to overcome barriers, as to why states delegate to international organizations. As case
study, I focus on the OECD’s tool of multilateral surveillance, namely peer-reviewing in the
field of education. The empirical findings show how particularly small states consult interna-
tional organizations.
This is a very first draft – please do not quote it without the author’s permission!
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