The political international society: Change in primary and secondary institutions

What is it about?

It is commonly assumed that international organizations are somehow connected to shared understandings about legitimate conduct. But how exactly does that work? This article proposes a model which enables researchers to analyze the political mechanisms through which ideas about international legitimacy are translated into organizational forms, as well as the processes through which organizations in turn may influence and change these very ideas.

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Why is it important?

I the emerging 'multi-centric' world which is characterized by a plurality of norms and values, it becomes increasingly important to understand how changing ideas influence international organizational frameworks, and how such frameworks may contribute to changing normative convictions.