How do shifts in the global distribution of power affect the US’ preferences for institutionalized cooperation? This article explains why and when the power shift creates incentives for the US to move cooperation out of universal multilateral institutions, such as the WTO, and into exclusive...

Viele politische Entscheidungsträger in Deutschland und anderen EU-Staaten dürften darauf hoffen, dass die transatlantischen Beziehungen nach den bevorstehenden US‑Präsidentschaftswahlen am 3. November wieder in ruhigere Fahrwasser gelangen, falls der Demokrat Joe Biden gewinnt. Allerdings...

In this paper I argue that the politicization of civil society can lead non-state actors to create new international institutions which compete with traditional intergovernmental organizations (IGOs) to provide global public goods; this competition over resources and authority, in turn, can put...

Why are some institutional designs perceived as more legitimate than others, and why is the same institutional design sometimes perceived as legitimacy-enhancing in one setting and not in another? In a world in which most international organizations (IOs) do not fully embody societal values and...