The Level of Authorities of International Organizations
(2010) STVM17 20102Department of Political Science
- Abstract (Swedish)
- This thesis answers the question what causes the increased level of authority of international organizations in general and in the Council of the Baltic Sea States in particular. This is a qualitative research with wide angle view on the case study of the Council of the Baltic Sea States. The analysis of the case is done by relying mainly on primary sources, such as official documentation of the CBSS and the interviews. From this it is possible to draw the following conclusions that Member States are the only official decision-makers in the major issues. However, international organizations have a sort of authority that allows them to influence this decision-making. This authority is growing with time, and it is mainly derived from the... (More)
- This thesis answers the question what causes the increased level of authority of international organizations in general and in the Council of the Baltic Sea States in particular. This is a qualitative research with wide angle view on the case study of the Council of the Baltic Sea States. The analysis of the case is done by relying mainly on primary sources, such as official documentation of the CBSS and the interviews. From this it is possible to draw the following conclusions that Member States are the only official decision-makers in the major issues. However, international organizations have a sort of authority that allows them to influence this decision-making. This authority is growing with time, and it is mainly derived from the expertise and the moral authority that IOs possess and accumulate with time (Less)
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- author
- Vlassova, Irina LU
- supervisor
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- Sara Kalm LU
- organization
- alternative title
- The Case of the Council of the Baltic Sea Region
- course
- STVM17 20102
- year
- 2010
- type
- H2 - Master's Degree (Two Years)
- subject
- keywords
- authority, decision-making, international organization, bureaucracy
- language
- English
- id
- 1692878
- date added to LUP
- 2010-11-15 15:40:13
- date last changed
- 2010-11-15 15:40:13
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abstract = {{This thesis answers the question what causes the increased level of authority of international organizations in general and in the Council of the Baltic Sea States in particular. This is a qualitative research with wide angle view on the case study of the Council of the Baltic Sea States. The analysis of the case is done by relying mainly on primary sources, such as official documentation of the CBSS and the interviews. From this it is possible to draw the following conclusions that Member States are the only official decision-makers in the major issues. However, international organizations have a sort of authority that allows them to influence this decision-making. This authority is growing with time, and it is mainly derived from the expertise and the moral authority that IOs possess and accumulate with time}},
author = {{Vlassova, Irina}},
language = {{eng}},
note = {{Student Paper}},
title = {{The Level of Authorities of International Organizations}},
year = {{2010}},
}