A new theoretical framework for understanding how social, economic, and political conflicts influence international institutions and their place in the global order.

• Cover
• Title Page
• Copyright Page
• Contents
• Acknowledgments
• CHAPTER 1 Introduction
  • The Argument in Brief
  • A Brief Illustration: The WTO
  • A Road Map
• CHAPTER 2 Global Ideological Conflict: Concept and Measurement
  • What Are International Institutions?
  • What Is Ideology?
    • Ideology in the IR Literature
    • Definition
    • What Are Global Ideological Divisions About?
  • Ideology and Constraint
  • Measuring Ideological Positions
    • Using UN Votes to Estimate Sta te Ideal Points
    • Ideal Point Estimation
    • The Correlates of UN Ideal Points
  • Conclusion
• CHAPTER 3 Ideology and Theories of International Institutions
  • Functionalism and Its Descendants
  • Rational Institutionalism
  • Liberal Internationalism
  • Constructivism
  • Conclusion
• CHAPTER 4 A Spatial Modeling Framework
  • A Simple Spatial Model with Interdependence
  • An Example with Two States
    • High Interdependence (No Enforcement Problems)
    • Moderate Interdependence
  • Multiple Actors
  • Conclusions
• CHAPTER 5 Expertise, Ideology, and Distributive Politics
  • The Informational Model
  • Information Acquisition
    • Shared Interests
    • Heterogeneous State Interests
  • Information Sharing and Interpretation
  • Trust and Distrust in Experts amid Ideological Conflict
    • The Trustee Ideal
    • Trust, Institutions, and Verifiability
  • Conclusion
• CHAPTER 6 Ideological Structure and Membership in International Institutions
  • Ideology and IGO Memberships
    • Ideological Sorting into IGOs
    • A Regression Analysis
  • Alliances
  • Network Analysis and Ideological Structure
  • Conclusion
• CHAPTER 7 Ideology, Institutions, Power, and Militarized Disputes
  • Information, Commitment, and Bargaining Failure
  • A Distributive Ideological Theory
    • Ideology and the Portfolio of IGO Memberships
    • The Dual Effects of Well- Func tioning Exclusionary IGOs
    • Observable Implications
  • Data and Method
  • Results
    • Major Power Status and Contiguity
    • Replications
    • IGO Portfolios
  • Conclusion
• CHAPTER 8 Ideology and the Investment Regime
  • Ideological Conflict and the Emergence of the Investment Regime
  • The Move to Investment Treaties
    • Evidence from U.S. BIT Programs
    • Moving beyond the Dyad
  • Renegotiation
  • Conclusion
• CHAPTER 9 Populism and Backlashes against International Courts
  • What Are Backlashes against International Courts?
  • Explanations for Backlash
    • Implementation Costs
    • Democratization
  • Populism and the International Judiciary
    • What Is Populism?
    • Why (International) Court Rulings Sometimes Upset Populists
    • Populism and Resistance to the Authority of International Courts
  • Empirical Evidence
  • How Many Backlashes Are Initiated by Populist Leaders?
  • Property Rights
  • Minority Rights and Identity
  • Conclusions and Implications
• CHAPTER 10 Conclusion: Implications for the Liberal International Order
  • Ideology and Multilateralism
  • Ideological Challenges to the Liberal Institutional Order
• Notes
• Bibliography
• Index