Agency of International Organizations in 21st Century World Politics

Abstract

This panel explores the agency of international organizations (IOs). While IOs have long been conceptualized as forums for or instruments of state actors, they are now widely recognized as actors in their own right. The literature commonly locates their agency in secretariats and other intra-institutional agents, including supranational bodies. However, the past decades have witnessed a remarkable diversification of IO types, including informal, horizontal, conference, and private, multi-stakeholder organizations that eschew conventional IO agency conceptions. This panel invites theoretical, conceptual, and empirical contributions to the sources, nature, and effects of IO agency.

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