The book presents six empirical chapters on the UN, NATO, and EU secretariats. It provides new data from a unique dataset and in-depth interviews. It shows that member states employ a wide range of control mechanisms to reduce the potential loss of influence. They frequently forfeit the gains of delegation to avoid becoming dependent on the work of secretariats. Yet while states invest heavily in control, this book also argues that they cannot benefit from the services of secretariats and keep full control over outcomes in international organizations. In their delegation and control decisions, states face trade-offs and have to weigh different cost categories: the costs of policy, administrative capacity, and agency loss.
Dijkstra, H. International Organizations and Military Affairs,
Routledge Taylor & Francis Group, 2016, 227 p. : with fig., tabl., 978-1-138-06509-3.
Dijkstra, H. .
International Organizations and Military Affairs.
London etc.: Routledge Taylor & Francis Group, 2016, 227 p. : with fig., tabl., 978-1-138-06509-3.
Dijkstra, H. (2016)
International Organizations and Military Affairs,
London etc.: Routledge Taylor & Francis Group, 227 p. : with fig., tabl., 978-1-138-06509-3
Dijkstra, H.
(2016).
International Organizations and Military Affairs. London etc.: Routledge Taylor & Francis Group, 227 p. : with fig., tabl..