Ideology and International Institutions

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A new theoretical framework for understanding how social, economic, and political conflicts influence international institutions and their place in the global order Today's liberal international institutional order is being challenged by the rising power of illiberal states and by domestic political changes inside liberal states. Against this b

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"In this impressive book, Voeten argues that although multilateral bodies such as the World Trade Organization may appear to be neutral and universalistic, they more often than not reflect the values and ideological orientations of their most powerful sponsors."---G. John Ikenberry, Foreign Affairs
"An innovative framework that puts ideological disputes at the enter of an analysis of global governance arrangements."---Zheng Chen, China International Strategy Review

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Erik Voeten is the Peter F. Krogh Professor of Geopolitics and Global Justice in the School of Foreign Service at Georgetown University. He is the editor in chief of the journal International Organization and a contributor to the Washington Post Monkey Cage blog. Twitter @ErikVoeten