{"product_id":"discriminatory-clubs-the-geopolitics-of-international-organizations-paperback","title":"Discriminatory Clubs: The Geopolitics of International Organizations - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eChristina L. Davis\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe discriminatory logic at the heart of multilateralism\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eMember selection is one of the defining elements of social organization, imposing categories on who we are and what we do. \u003ci\u003eDiscriminatory Clubs\u003c\/i\u003e shows how international organizations are like social clubs, ones in which institutional rules and informal practices enable states to favor friends while excluding rivals. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWhere race or socioeconomic status may be a basis for discrimination by social clubs, geopolitical alignment determines who gets into the room to make the rules of global governance. Christina Davis brings together a wealth of data on membership provisions for more than three hundred organizations to reveal the prevalence of club-style selection on the world stage. States join organizations to deepen their association with a particular group of states-most often their allies-and for the gains from policy coordination. Even organizations that claim to be universal, to target narrow issues, or to cover geographic regions use club-style admission criteria. Davis demonstrates that when it comes to the most important decision of cooperation-who belongs to the club and who doesn't-geopolitical alignment can matter more than the merits or policies of potential members. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWith illuminating case studies ranging from nineteenth-century Japan to contemporary Palestine and Taiwan, \u003ci\u003eDiscriminatory Clubs\u003c\/i\u003e sheds light on how, for global and regional organizations such as the WTO and the EU, alliance ties and shared foreign-policy positions form the basis of cooperation.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChristina L. Davis\u003c\/b\u003e is the Edwin O. Reischauer Professor of Japanese Politics in the Department of Government at Harvard University. She is the author of \u003ci\u003eWhy Adjudicate?\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eFood Fights over Free Trade\u003c\/i\u003e (both Princeton).\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 472\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.2 x 9.1 x 6.1 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e July 18, 2023\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51780004643104,"sku":"9780691247786","price":54.72,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/2493a54687d0af802616f3ba76d7e0ae.webp?v=1780521187","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/discriminatory-clubs-the-geopolitics-of-international-organizations-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}