The Hidden World of Multilateralism? Treaty Commitments of Newly Democratized States in Europe
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2014
31/12/1969
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Resumo |
Why do new EU democracies engage in multilateralism? The dominant explanation proposes that new democracies use international treaties to lock in domestic reforms. This article offers a novel explanation as to why new EU democracies participate in multilateral treaties. We argue that ratifying a treaty serves three external signaling purposes (addressing recognition concerns; increasing strategic autonomy, and pleasing the EU). We test our argument through a mix of quantitative and qualitative methods. First, we apply event history analysis. Drawing on a new ratification data set comprising 76 multilateral treaties, we illustrate the prominent role of new EU democracies in multilateralism as compared to other new democracies. Second, to assess the importance of external signaling in the decision to ratify multilateral treaties, we examine parliamentary ratification debates in selected Central and Eastern European countries. Third, we compare parliamentary discussions across European and non-European new democracies to demonstrate the different motives driving their approaches toward multilateralism. |
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application/pdf |
Identificador |
http://boris.unibe.ch/49458/1/Milewicz-Elsig-ISQ.pdf Milewicz, Karolina; Elsig, Manfred (2014). The Hidden World of Multilateralism? Treaty Commitments of Newly Democratized States in Europe. International Studies Quarterly, 58(2), pp. 322-335. Blackwell 10.1111/isqu.12112 <http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/isqu.12112> doi:10.7892/boris.49458 info:doi:10.1111/isqu.12112 urn:issn:0020-8833 |
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eng |
Publicador |
Blackwell |
Relação |
http://boris.unibe.ch/49458/ |
Direitos |
info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess |
Fonte |
Milewicz, Karolina; Elsig, Manfred (2014). The Hidden World of Multilateralism? Treaty Commitments of Newly Democratized States in Europe. International Studies Quarterly, 58(2), pp. 322-335. Blackwell 10.1111/isqu.12112 <http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/isqu.12112> |
Palavras-Chave | #340 Law #380 Commerce, communications & transportation #320 Political science |
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info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion PeerReviewed |