Comparing Regional Organizations

Panke, Diana; Stapel, Sören; Starkmann, Anna

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“…Although organisations “are easier to maintain than to construct” (Keohane, 1984: 102) and the creation of new institutions generates transaction costs, the number of ROs has steadily increased in recent years. This trend goes hand in hand with a higher number of member states per RO as well as broadening policy scopes (Panke et al, 2020). Today, it has become almost inevitable that ROs simultaneously share member states and policy competencies.…”

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“…All states and all ROs are subject to these overlaps to some extent. Yet the phenomenon is particularly prevalent in the African context with twenty-two existing ROs as they additionally maintain quite similar mandates (Panke et al, 2020). The overlap between multiple organisations creates costs and coordination problems.…”

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“… 1. ROs are international organisations from one geographical region with a set of primary rules, secretariat, in which at least three states cooperate with one another in more than one specific issue area (Goltermann et al, 2012: 5; Panke et al, 2020). …”

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In January 2020, Eritrea, Ethiopia, and Somalia proposed to form a new regional bloc, occasionally referred to as the Horn of Africa Cooperation (HoAC). This article assesses which factors have contributed to making this proposal and contemplates potential effects for the complex security challenges, political tensions among the neighbours, and existing institutional environment in the region. Drawing on the scholarship on comparative regionalism and overlapping regionalism, we show that a genuine interest to independently address security challenges in the Horn of Africa, as well as domestic concerns, are core motivations for the leaders in all three states. However, the HoAC proposal bears the risk of further alienating partners in the region and undermning security efforts of other regional organisations, most importantly the Intergovernmental Authority on Development, the African Union, and the Eastern Africa Standby Force. Thus, the promises and pitfalls of this new bloc could shape the regional architecture and cause new political challenges in the region.

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Trajectories of regional cooperation: a comparative analysis

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Cooperation between states takes place in International Organizations (IOs) and Regional Organizations (ROs). Since we know more about the evolution of cooperation in IOs than ROs, this paper examines trajectories of regional cooperation. Based on a novel dataset, it provides a descriptive analysis of how all 76 ROs developed over time. This reveals that regional cooperation evolved in two waves with respect to RO size as well as the policy areas of cooperation. The paper adopts an explorative approach to examine these patterns. This reveals that ROs with regional courts and ROs which adopt a model of dynamic change are more likely to broaden their policy scopes. In addition, during the Cold War, ROs with initially broad policy scopes were less likely to obtain additional competencies, while after 1990 ROs were more likely to broaden their policy scopes when they are large in size, when their members are economically strong and when majority decisions are possible in their day-to-day operation.

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Designing international organizations for debate? A factor analysis

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International organizations (IOs) constitute key arenas in which states discuss common issues. Such debates are central prerequisites for taking qualitatively good decisions. Yet researchers have not examined how IOs foster discussion through their institutional provisions. We conduct a factor analysis of institutional rules of 114 IOs which reveals that two ideal types how IOs seek to induce discussion exist: The first type creates room for debate in the negotiation stage of the policy cycle. In contrast, the second type gives member states a strong say in the agenda-setting, thereby facilitating debate. Why do IOs opt for either strategy? A limited policy scope, heterogeneity among actors, and diplomatic socialization increase the probability that IOs place emphasis on debate during negotiations, while a high number of members is the main reason for IOs to promote debate during agenda-setting. These choices reflect the strive of IOs to balance extensive debate with speedy decision-making.

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Comparing Regional Organizations

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Cooperation and Conflict at the Horn of Africa: A New Regional Bloc Between Ethiopia, Eritrea, and Somalia and Its Consequences for Eastern Africa

Cooperation and Conflict at the Horn of Africa: A New Regional Bloc Between Ethiopia, Eritrea, and Somalia and Its Consequences for Eastern Africa

Trajectories of regional cooperation: a comparative analysis

Designing international organizations for debate? A factor analysis

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