As is increasingly recognised in academic literature and by international organisations,
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affect policy in modern democracies. Defining a special interest group as any organization …

We propose a unified theoretical framework within which to interpret and evaluate the
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transformation of international organizations (IOs). Previous theories either fail to account for …

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delegate certain tasks and responsibilities to IOs, rather than acting unilaterally or …

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conundrum: specialized program might be best for delivering one service to the public, but …

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INTRODUCTION THE rapid spread of regionalism is surely the most important recent …