The international authority database

Zuern, M., Tokhi, A. and Binder, M. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9144-3979 (2021) The international authority database. Global Policy, 12 (4). pp. 430-442. ISSN 1758-5899 doi: 10.1111/1758-5899.12971

Abstract/Summary

International organizations (IOs) are perceived as increasingly important, yet also severely challenged actors in world politics. How authoritative are IOs, how do they exercise authority, and how has their authority evolved over time? The International Authority Database (IAD) offers a novel measure of IO authority built from several aspects of an IO’s institutional design. We provide systematic data on how IOs exercise authority across seven policy functions, using a representative sample of 34 IOs, based on coding over 200 IO bodies, and covering the period 1920–2013. Empirical applications illustrate how the IAD advances our understanding of IOs in novel and important ways.

Item Type	Article
URI	https://reading-clone.eprints-hosting.org/id/eprint/97333
Identification Number/DOI	10.1111/1758-5899.12971
Refereed	Yes
Divisions	Arts, Humanities and Social Science > School of Politics, Economics and International Relations > Politics and International Relations
Publisher	Wiley
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