Changing authority of international organisations

What is it about?

Authority is often seen as something than an actor or institution possesses. I show that authority emerges from relations between actors, and because of this, its scope and character changes over time. I show this through case studies of the United Nations Security Council and the World Health Organisation.

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Why is it important?

The landscape of global governance is changing rapidly, with significant changes in international organisations and the growth of non-state actors. The account of authority provided here allows us to identify and account for these changes in terms of how some actors gain and others loose their position of authority.