The Effects of ‘Quasi-Institutions’ on International Security by Danika Tynes. Neoliberal institutionalism purports that humans and states are rational actors, that there is a natural goodness of actors, and that cooperation is ultimately achievable (Keohane, 1998). Institutions, in this view, are an effective mechanism through which cooperation is attained and agreements are reinforced. This international relations theory would accordingly suggest that institutions have a positive effect on international development and sustainable growth. Recent attention has focused on how institutions can help to address threats to international security (ibid). For significant threats to international security and stability posed by weak and failed states including increased crime, terrorism, epidemic disease, energy insecurity, and regional instability (Burchill et al., 2009), institutions are playing an important role. While mounting research on the impact of the World Health Organization (WHO), the United Nations (UN), the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO), and others has supported the institutionalist claims, there are also less well-defined organizations that are playing a role in international development, termed here as “quasi-institutions.” This paper seeks to answer: Do quasi-institutions (i.e., multi-national corporations, non-governmental organizations, and non-profit organizations) that function without any centralized oversight or governance help or hurt the progress of international security aims? Potential policy options for managing or harnessing those impacts will also be explored.
What is regime theory?
What are international regimes?
What are different derivations of regime theory?
What are different critiques of regime theory?
What are the examples of international regimes?
Specific case study of international regimes?
Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons Regime
Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons
What is regime theory?
What are international regimes?
What are different derivations of regime theory?
What are different critiques of regime theory?
What are the examples of international regimes?
Specific case study of international regimes?
Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons Regime
Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons
Multidisciplinary Journal Supported by TETFund. The journals would publish papers covering a wide range of subjects in journal science, management science, educational, agricultural, architectural, accounting and finance, business administration, entrepreneurship, business education, all journals
Dialectical Relationship Between Terrorism and Human Security: A Sociological...Rula alsawalqa
This article analyzes the dialectical relationship between terrorism and human security to reveal its dimensions and their role in counterterrorism and to understand what motivates individuals to join terrorist groups. Adopting a qualitative methodological design, data were analyzed through deductive reasoning from the sociological perspective. The findings revealed that terrorist threats to human security could not be addressed through traditional mechanisms alone. They require a new consensus that recognizes the linkages and interdependencies between development, human rights, and national security through a comprehensive approach that uses a wide range of new opportunities.
Soraya Ghebleh - Selected Theories in International RelationsSoraya Ghebleh
This presentation describes some of the major theories in international relations and their subsets including liberalism, realism, constructivism, and critical issues theories.
Response with 250 words each. Response 1Intergovernmenta.docxzmark3
Response with 250 words each.
Response 1:
Intergovernmental organizations were created for the nations to follow rules, norms but mostly to keep the peace amongst the world of course I believe the IGOs were created for the nations to meet at a common ground. Implying that the nations have to be functional on their own and keep evolving with the rest of the powerful nations. The authors have an optimistic view and tried to explain the institutional independence is important for the nations, more or less independent institutions may be more or less effective at promoting various objectives, such as reducing conflict or facilitating trade (Yoram, Thompson, 270). From a different scope the nations have to see all of the issues they have to be aware of if they are going to be independent from the rest of the nations like security, human rights, environment among others.
Intergovernmental Organizations have to play nice with each other and interact often in order to successfully attain mutual interests. In other words, socialization is not only a process but also an outcome (Kent,344). This is proof that cooperation is possible when negativity is set aside. Existing patterns of behavior within the nations show that coercion does not work effectively when trying to work together to bring peace and security within nations. There are consequences for every action regardless what a nation contributes as a whole, everyone can suffer negative consequences as a result of the bad actions.
China as a growing power country has been enhanced and working with the international organizations has facilitated the participation in globalization and modernization. It doesn’t seem like China is going to stop any time soon, China still has considerable goals to surpass the other great nations but meanwhile they have to play nice with the other nations. Participation has had the effect of protecting and extending China’s sovereignty, protecting and enhancing its international status, maintaining its strategic independence, preserving an external environment conducive to its own developmental goals, and promoting internal development aims through foreign investment, expanded trade, technology transfer, and development assistance (Kent, 348).
Globalization amongst business expansions are rapidly increasing but I don’t agree that power is used and abused as the authors Grant and Keohane claim. The authors are expressing their thoughts through their conventional standpoint. There are standards yes but when it comes to accountability the nations have to be responsible and held accountable for keeping in touch with the rest of the leaders. There might be some communication problems with a few of the international organizations but don’t blame the rest of the organizations. Checks and balances are mechanisms designed to prevent action that oversteps legitimate boundaries by requiring the cooperation of actors with different institutional interests to produ.
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Response 1:
I noticed two important themes in this weeks’ readings. First, the lack of consensus for defining international organizations (IOs) (Duffield 2007, Iriye 2004). This falls in line with my undergraduate Homeland Security studies and the lack of consencus for defining domestic terrorism. How can we really talk about something if we don’t agree on the basics? Reprocussions are readily visible thorughout “society”. Second, though not a recurring theme in our literature but to our current state of national politics is, “the international relations literature remains unnecessarily balkanized as adherents of different conceptions talk past one another, when they attempt to communicate at all” (Duffield 2007). So, scholars do not agree on definitions nor, as is suggested, will they listen to various points of view (ibid). I’m not sure which is more disconcerting.
I do like Iriye’s (2004) differentiation of the two types of IOs, one formed by states, such and the UN, and non-governmental organizations (NGOs). I see them both as gap-fillers (much like the third theme running through our reading…gaps in literature). NGO’s such as Bangladesh Rural Advancement Committee (BRAC), Clinton Health Access Initiative (CHAI) (BRAC 2020, CHAI 2019) play such a large, global humanitarian role in health care, sexual violence, access to medical care, ect. The World Bank (1995) clearly stated their importance when defining NGOs stating, “private organizations that pursue activities to relieve suffering, promote the interests of the poor, protect the environment, provide basic social services or undertake community development”. Mondal, Chowdhury and Basu concluded NGOs have faster reponse times due to less bureaucracy (2015). US disaster response is built on an escalting scale beginning with local response then escalating upward when resources are depleted or overwhelmed (FEMA 2011). Sometimes communication between agencies is disrupted, procedures unclear or not clearly communicated (Cole and Fellows 2008). The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC), synonymous in the western world with relief through pop culture reference in movies (care packages provided to POWs), as well as disaster relief drives, is not an NGO (ICRC n.d). It functions independently from government based on its mandate and legal status.
I believe NGOs such as the ones previously listed are most crucial international politics for one reason; suffering should have nothing to do with politics. Whether it is a earthquake in Iran, a Hurricane in Puerto Rico, a cyclone in Bangledash, or famine in multiple African countries (Oxfam 2020), governments have limitations in funding, organization, and training. Chandra and Acosta note the importance of NGOs in disaster recovery but also note limitations such as lack of coordination with governemnt agencies (2009). As previously stated, NGOs are gap fillers mean to augment response or fill a.
Multidisciplinary Journal Supported by TETFund. The journals would publish papers covering a wide range of subjects in journal science, management science, educational, agricultural, architectural, accounting and finance, business administration, entrepreneurship, business education, all journals
Dialectical Relationship Between Terrorism and Human Security: A Sociological...Rula alsawalqa
This article analyzes the dialectical relationship between terrorism and human security to reveal its dimensions and their role in counterterrorism and to understand what motivates individuals to join terrorist groups. Adopting a qualitative methodological design, data were analyzed through deductive reasoning from the sociological perspective. The findings revealed that terrorist threats to human security could not be addressed through traditional mechanisms alone. They require a new consensus that recognizes the linkages and interdependencies between development, human rights, and national security through a comprehensive approach that uses a wide range of new opportunities.
Soraya Ghebleh - Selected Theories in International RelationsSoraya Ghebleh
This presentation describes some of the major theories in international relations and their subsets including liberalism, realism, constructivism, and critical issues theories.
Response with 250 words each. Response 1Intergovernmenta.docxzmark3
Response with 250 words each.
Response 1:
Intergovernmental organizations were created for the nations to follow rules, norms but mostly to keep the peace amongst the world of course I believe the IGOs were created for the nations to meet at a common ground. Implying that the nations have to be functional on their own and keep evolving with the rest of the powerful nations. The authors have an optimistic view and tried to explain the institutional independence is important for the nations, more or less independent institutions may be more or less effective at promoting various objectives, such as reducing conflict or facilitating trade (Yoram, Thompson, 270). From a different scope the nations have to see all of the issues they have to be aware of if they are going to be independent from the rest of the nations like security, human rights, environment among others.
Intergovernmental Organizations have to play nice with each other and interact often in order to successfully attain mutual interests. In other words, socialization is not only a process but also an outcome (Kent,344). This is proof that cooperation is possible when negativity is set aside. Existing patterns of behavior within the nations show that coercion does not work effectively when trying to work together to bring peace and security within nations. There are consequences for every action regardless what a nation contributes as a whole, everyone can suffer negative consequences as a result of the bad actions.
China as a growing power country has been enhanced and working with the international organizations has facilitated the participation in globalization and modernization. It doesn’t seem like China is going to stop any time soon, China still has considerable goals to surpass the other great nations but meanwhile they have to play nice with the other nations. Participation has had the effect of protecting and extending China’s sovereignty, protecting and enhancing its international status, maintaining its strategic independence, preserving an external environment conducive to its own developmental goals, and promoting internal development aims through foreign investment, expanded trade, technology transfer, and development assistance (Kent, 348).
Globalization amongst business expansions are rapidly increasing but I don’t agree that power is used and abused as the authors Grant and Keohane claim. The authors are expressing their thoughts through their conventional standpoint. There are standards yes but when it comes to accountability the nations have to be responsible and held accountable for keeping in touch with the rest of the leaders. There might be some communication problems with a few of the international organizations but don’t blame the rest of the organizations. Checks and balances are mechanisms designed to prevent action that oversteps legitimate boundaries by requiring the cooperation of actors with different institutional interests to produ.
Each response 250 wordsResponse 1 I noticed two important t.docxjoellemurphey
Each response 250 words
Response 1:
I noticed two important themes in this weeks’ readings. First, the lack of consensus for defining international organizations (IOs) (Duffield 2007, Iriye 2004). This falls in line with my undergraduate Homeland Security studies and the lack of consencus for defining domestic terrorism. How can we really talk about something if we don’t agree on the basics? Reprocussions are readily visible thorughout “society”. Second, though not a recurring theme in our literature but to our current state of national politics is, “the international relations literature remains unnecessarily balkanized as adherents of different conceptions talk past one another, when they attempt to communicate at all” (Duffield 2007). So, scholars do not agree on definitions nor, as is suggested, will they listen to various points of view (ibid). I’m not sure which is more disconcerting.
I do like Iriye’s (2004) differentiation of the two types of IOs, one formed by states, such and the UN, and non-governmental organizations (NGOs). I see them both as gap-fillers (much like the third theme running through our reading…gaps in literature). NGO’s such as Bangladesh Rural Advancement Committee (BRAC), Clinton Health Access Initiative (CHAI) (BRAC 2020, CHAI 2019) play such a large, global humanitarian role in health care, sexual violence, access to medical care, ect. The World Bank (1995) clearly stated their importance when defining NGOs stating, “private organizations that pursue activities to relieve suffering, promote the interests of the poor, protect the environment, provide basic social services or undertake community development”. Mondal, Chowdhury and Basu concluded NGOs have faster reponse times due to less bureaucracy (2015). US disaster response is built on an escalting scale beginning with local response then escalating upward when resources are depleted or overwhelmed (FEMA 2011). Sometimes communication between agencies is disrupted, procedures unclear or not clearly communicated (Cole and Fellows 2008). The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC), synonymous in the western world with relief through pop culture reference in movies (care packages provided to POWs), as well as disaster relief drives, is not an NGO (ICRC n.d). It functions independently from government based on its mandate and legal status.
I believe NGOs such as the ones previously listed are most crucial international politics for one reason; suffering should have nothing to do with politics. Whether it is a earthquake in Iran, a Hurricane in Puerto Rico, a cyclone in Bangledash, or famine in multiple African countries (Oxfam 2020), governments have limitations in funding, organization, and training. Chandra and Acosta note the importance of NGOs in disaster recovery but also note limitations such as lack of coordination with governemnt agencies (2009). As previously stated, NGOs are gap fillers mean to augment response or fill a.
When are international organisations effective in international politicsAmougou Aristide Agbor
For international organisations to be effective, their leadership must be able to consolidate the trust of member states and secure sufficient resources from them to fulfil assigned mandates and objectives. As entities devoid of autonomous enforcement capabilities, international institutions are effective when they build credibility, strengthen appropriate agency relationships and avoid mission creep.
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United Nations peacekeeping operations thrive in some of the most challenging environments across the globe. Their task usually includes, dealing with an array of conflicts or post-war repercussions. Most would agree that, since 1945, the UN has effectively, “provided food to 90 million people in over seventy-five countries, assisted 34 million refugees, worked with 140 nations to minimize climate change, seventy-one international peacekeeping missions, and finally aided fifty countries per year with their elections” (UN, 2020). And yet, disappointments occurred at several points of their existence. Since “the UN has been involved in nearly every major international conflict,” we can expect to see some major mishaps. (Bercovitch and Jackson 2009, 67). For instance, both the Rwanda and Bosnia genocide are key reminders of the UN’s gross failures.
The UN consists, of several intertwined organs. Having a very large body, “each of the 193 Member States, of the United Nations is also a member of the General Assembly. States are admitted to membership in the UN by a decision of the General Assembly upon the recommendation of the Security Council” (
UN.org
2020). Following its Charter, the UN oversees at least “thirteen operations across the Continent” (UN 202).
Deciding whether the UN is effective or not, depends on the UN’s ability to reduce conflict. When it comes to human rights violations, one of the greatest tools the UN has to its advantage, is its media shaming. “Moreover, their data shows that the UN has the worse success rate when intervening in intrastate conflict (conflicts within states), yet this has become the more common type of conflict since the 1990s” (Bercovitch and Jackson 2009: 68) Shashi, offered an opinion as to why the UN isn’t effective. The author concedes that;
“The problem of reforming the Security Council is rather akin to a situation in which a number of doctors gather around a patient and all agree on the diagnosis, but they cannot agree
on the prescription. The diagnosis is clear: the Security Council (SC) reflects the geopolitical realities of 1945 and not of today. This situation can be anatomized mathematically, geographically, and politically, as well as in terms of equity” (Shashi 2011).
Contrary to what Shashi says, the UN has its own means of measuring success. Accordingly, it must, “be guided by the principles of consent, impartiality and the non-use of force except in self-defense and defense of the mandate; Be perceived as legitimate and credible, particularly in the eyes of the local population, and Promote national and local ownership of the peace process in the host country” (UN 2020). With this thought in mind, the UN has shown significant changes in countries like, “Sierra Leone, Burundi, Côte d’Ivoire, Timor-Leste, Liberia, Haiti and Kosovo” (UN). During these ongoing operations the UN has provided;
“Basic security guarantees and responding to crises, supporting.
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ASSIGNMENT 4
Assignment 4: Data Collection
Student Name
Affiliate Institution
Evidence-based researched data to indicate there is a problem
Terrorism is considered a historical and major problem for the U.S. Since 2001, the significance of the problem has increased. Therefore, several organizations and facilities collect and store terrorism data for events like attempted and occurred activities. The main data source for terrorism activities is the U.S. Department of Homeland Security. The mandate of this arm of government is to protect Americans both in locally and internationally against crime activities but terrorism seems the greatest enemy of American citizen wherever they are in the world.
Numerous and most useful data for terrorism is found from the following federal agency and private databases:
· The National Security Agency (NSA)
· Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI)
· National Consortium for the Study of Terrorism and Response to Terrorism (NCSTRT) and
· Global Terrorism Database (GTD). (FBI, 2014; GTD, 2014)
Information from the above databases are analyzed to present diverse quantitative and qualitative terrorism data that cover several years including life threats to the U.S. soil. According to these databases, terrorism is an old problem and continues to intensify due to availability of uninterrupted new technology as well as growing financial power of their organizations. The Federal Agencies data bases provide information on terrorism activities and information on several strategies that have been used in the past and are currently used to curb the vice (FBI, 2014).
The other terrorist’s data sources are the media agencies. News agencies such as online newspapers and broadcasting corporations provide terrorism data as it occurs. Although these agencies might not provide analyzed data, their role is to increase public awareness about terrorism occurrences and development.
References
Federal Bureau of Investigation (2014). Crime Statistics. Retrieved on May 22, 2015 from http://www.fbi.gov/stats-services/crimestats
Global Terrorism Database (2014). Overview of the GTD. Retrieved on May 22, 2015 from http://www.start.umd.edu/gtd/about/
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Terrorism
Terrorism Stakeholders
Student name
Affiliate Institution
Terrorism
Modern day terrorism has caused sufficient harm to the society both in the political, social and the economic sectors. External and internal forces have influenced terrorism activities within the governments therefore increasing the intensity of the terrorism acts (Chong, 2007). After the terror attack that occurred in the U.S on the 9/11, 2001, it was realised that there have been low information sharing amongst the agencies that conducts the security surveillance of the country. Various institutions and agencies directly or indirectly are linked to the terrorist attack that takes p ...
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Questions are often raised about the effectiveness of the United Nations in conflict resolution and peace operations. To what extent has the UN been successful in mitigating or preventing conflict? Under what conditions are peace operations likely to be successful?
Reading and References
Introduction
Since 1945, “the UN has been involved in nearly every major international conflict”
(Bercovitch and Jackson 2009, 67)
This fact begs the question: Do international organizations (IOs) effectively build peace and prevent conflicts within and among states? This question of conflict management is the core of this lesson’s discussion and reading. Our focus is on the United Nations (UN) as a global IO.
There are debates among scholars and practitioners concerning the ability of the UN to prevent conflict. On the one hand, supporters point to certain successes, such as the UN-sponsored referendum that led to the independence of East Timor in 2002 after almost three decades of Indonesian occupation.
On the other hand, however, critics often point to the United Nations Security Council’s (UNSC) failure to prevent the Rwandan genocide in 1994; further, UN peacekeeping in Bosnia failed to stop the genocide there. They argue that the UN faces significant challenges that cause it to struggle when it comes to its mandate of protecting civilians.
It is worth mentioning here how the UNSC's mandate has evolved over time from dealing with the risk of war to working on issues such as humanitarian interventions in internal conflicts. This was possible only after the collapse of the Soviet Union, which facilitated the development of a more activist Council and "brought the UNSC into the mainstream of international security affairs” (Hurd and Cronin 2008, 13-14). The question is, then, has the UNSC been more or less effective with this expanded mandate?
The UN is in a difficult and complex situation in having to deal with a record number of peacekeeping missions, in part due to its expanded mandate. Today, the UN reports that there are over 100,000 peacekeepers serving in 16 different operations across the globe; this activity comes at a cost of $8 billion a year. UN peacekeepers, in addition, are facing significant resource constraints, making it difficult to fulfill their mandates. Moreover, critics point out that the Security Council is increasingly divided (particularly among Russia and the United States), resulting in a general lack of political support.
Challenges
In part, the challenges facing peacekeepers can be attributed to the changing nature of peacekeeping missions themselves. In the early days of peacekeeping (from its inception in 1948 through the end of the Cold War), peacekeeping missions were undertaken in areas where peacekeepers filled a non-armed military observer role, which included enforcing treaties and cease-fire agreements between states. Toward the en.
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Each Response is 250 words each:
Response 1:
Goal number one this week is portraying a bit more chipper writing attitude as opposed to the last two weeks rather dystopian outlooks. I lay the blame on social isolation J. The common theme running through this weeks’ reading is how statute sovereignty hamstrings OIs such as IJC, International Criminal Court, NATO and so on. I found a couple things interesting in these articles as they are quite old, none more recent than ten years ago. First, de Nevers (2007) mentions NATO alliances agreed upon spending for defense. Defense Department's budget request for research and development for FY 2007 is $57.9 billion. This figure has more than doubled to $107B or 38.6 percent of all R&D budget for 2020 (CRS 2020) and has been a central focus point of the current US administration (Haltiwanger 2019). I interpret de Nevers (2007) framing of NATO’s international security role as a US “It’s my way or the highway”. The argument is reinforced with actions such as the US unilateral invasion of Iraq and the underlying reasons. Paulson (2004) notes (concerning the IJC, “In an increasing number of cases, however, a party refused either to appear or to participate in stages of the proceedings, and unwilling participants were less likely than others to accept the Court's judgment”. Mirror that with views of former UN Ambassador and former National Security Advisor, John Bolton, when referencing the jurisdiction of the International Criminal Court (Bolton 2018, Bolton 2001):
“The United States will use any means necessary to protect our citizens and those of our allies from unjust prosecution by this illegitimate court. We will not cooperate with the ICC. We will provide no assistance to the ICC. We will not join the ICC. We will let the ICC die on its own. After all, for all intents and purposes, the ICC is already dead to us.”
The extent of US objection to the ICC is it agreed to more than 100 bi-lateral agreements stating countries would not turn over US service members to the Court and passing legislation, American Service-Members' Protection Act in 2002, dubbed “the Hague Invasion Act” (Bolton 2018), that the US would use “any means necessary” to retrieve members from confinement at The Hague, essentially saying it held the right to militarily retrieve service members. Those examples may seem extreme but, in Bolton’s view, it centers on state sovereignty. Similar arguments flow throughout the articles be it whether the IJC judgments in Chad and Libya are observed (Paulson 2004), whether NATO is important to the spread of democracy (Reiter 2001), and so on. The core of each argument is state sovereignty and the debate as to whether an international organization has any sway over a nation’s actions. Such arguments have been made concerning NATO since its inception (U.B. 1958).
As John Bolton (2018) notes, 70 percent of the worlds’ population (including the US, China, Russia, India.
Well being and economic growth: a case study of Costa Rican development by Da...Danika Tynes, Ph.D.
This exploration is pursued through the application of happiness research, which has demonstrated the mis-alignment of economic growth and happiness to explore the fundamental research question: ‘Are we measuring the wrong thing?’ And, specifically reviews whether the prevailing MDG indicators are useful predictors of progress and development. It is considered whether a shift toward focus on self-growth can replace economic growth as the fundamental institutional push and better facilitate achievement of the desired state of equilibrium in the world.
Global Securities : Issues & Challenges (Post-Covid Scenario)global securiti...ashimasahni3
OBJECTIVES :-
1. Reviewing the current scope and operation of global security.
2.Identifying New Threats to Global Securities that are emerging ( Covid- times & Post- Covid)
3 whether a change in approaches in the context of global security and complex interdependencies is needed? OVERVIEW
1Deepening globalization has resulted in a new form of asymmetric security threats which looks beyond traditional military philosophy .
2 current security challenges and risks in global security environment are of a military and non-military nature. Global security
1“Absence of Threat”
2Political, Military, and Economic Trends in World
3 Military and Diplomatic Measures that Nations & I- organizations take to ensure mutual safety and security
3 To study sources of potential regional conflict; and emerging threats to the global security environment.
4 How a range of different security agents interact, cooperate and compete, to produce new institutions, practices and forms of security governance. G. G brings together diverse actors to coordinate collective action at global level to provide public goods, peace and security, justice and mediation systems for conflict, functioning markets and unified standards for trade and industry.
The leading institution in charge of G.G is the United Nations
Bretton Woods institutions (W. Bank & IMF)
Regional coordinators (EU & ASEAN)
Strategic or Economic initiatives under the leadership of one country – NATO for the US or China’s Belt and Road Initiative .
Defense or economic integration such as APEC or ANZU
World Economic Forum G20, the G7
Multi-stakeholder institutions that aim to align global standards such as Internet Engineering Taskforce (IETF) and the World Wide Web Consortium (W3C). GLOBAL GOVERNANCE : CONCERNS IN COVID TIMES
World’s global and national institutions are increasingly incapable of managing stresses to the system.
Pandemic has highlighted the failed roles of international organization like W.H.O.
U.N. was unsuccessful to bring all the nations to a common platform, thus failing to do its primary role. So, a paradigm shift will be visible in thinking about the collective security system and I. Organizations.
There will be shift from a Collective Security Arrangement to a more Individualistic approach .
New threats -Restrictive measures and tools to contain Pandemic
Restrictive Measures- will challenge values such as freedom, democracy & religious practice, which if added to populist movements can increase pre-existing fractures of states .
Political exploitation of post-COVID crisis will be legitimized through military and non-military meansAim of G.H.S - To Build Collective International public health system for action and averting bio-terrorism &containing risks from infectious disease.
Evolution of G.H.S- 1.A concept that has evolved over the past 30 yrs.Tradit
Many of the world's poorest citizens live in peripheral spaces their states have chosen
not to control. Leaving these spaces ungoverned poses challenges for development, global
terrorism, and conflict. Can the international community induce countries to invest in
controlling their territory? I consider the Bush Administration's foreign policy, which,
following the September 11th attacks, demanded countries take active steps to reduce
terrorist safe havens or risk a US invasion. Drawing upon recent work on the determinants
of government control, I develop a difference-in-difference strategy to test for evidence
of government expansions and implement this test using subnational conflict data from Africa. Across a wide range of specifications and measures, I consistently find precise
estimates suggesting African states did not engage in these expansions. The results suggest that broad-based deterrence is an ineffective policy strategy to reduce ungoverned spaces.
The Diffusion of Telehealth: System-Level Conditions for Successful Adoption ...Danika Tynes, Ph.D.
Telehealth is a promising advancement in health care, though there are certain conditions under which telehealth has a greater chance of success. This research sought to further the understanding of what conditions compel the success of telehealth adoption at the systems level applying Diffusion of Innovations (DoI) theory. System-level indicators were selected to represent four components of DoI theory (relative advantage, compatibility, complexity, and observability) and regressed on 5 types of Telehealth (Teleradiology, Teledermatology, Telepathology, Telepsychology, and Remote Monitoring) using multiple logistic regression.
Analyses included data from 84 states leveraging data from the World Health Organization, World Bank, ICT Index, and HDI Index. The analyses supported relative advantage and compatibility as the strongest influencers of telehealth adoption. These findings help to quantitatively clarify the factors influencing the adoption of innovation and advance the ability to make recommendations on the viability of state telehealth adoption. In addition, results indicate when DoI theory is most applicable to the understanding of telehealth diffusion. Ultimately, this research may contribute to more focused allocation of scarce health care resources through consideration of existing state conditions available to foster innovation.
Danika Tynes
Date of Award
Summer 2019
Degree Type
Dissertation
Degree Name
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)
School
Social Science and Global Studies
Committee Chair
Dr. Robert Pauly
Committee Chair School
Social Science and Global Studies
Committee Member 2
Dr. Edward Sayre
Committee Member 2 School
Social Science and Global Studies
Committee Member 3
Dr. Joseph J. St. Marie
Committee Member 3 School
Social Science and Global Studies
Committee Member 4
Dr. Hadise F. Tavana
Committee Member 4 School
Social Science and Global Studies
ORCID ID
0000-0003-0979-0734
Copyright
Tynes, 2019
Recommended Citation
Tynes, Danika, "The Diffusion of Telehealth: System-Level Conditions for Successful Adoption" (2019). Dissertations. 1675.
https://aquila.usm.edu/dissertations/1675
In his book Cross Cultural Analysis, Minikov (2013) states, “The relationship between theory and empiricism and the question of which of the two should come first are important issues. Different perspectives have resulted in disagreement, confusion…” (p. 72). Explain the two, or more, sides to the argument of how to study culture and then take a stand on which should come first by giving examples and evidence to support your claim while refuting the other approach.
Model of Health: Are Islamic Approaches to Healthcare Viable for the Develope...Danika Tynes, Ph.D.
Model of Health: Are Islamic Approaches to Healthcare Viable for the Developed World? by Danika Tynes. In the West, perceptions of Islam are molded by popular discourse, media assumptions, and Western-oriented scholarly inquiry (Heyneman, 2004). Among those portrayals, discussion primarily revolves around “us vs. them,” “good Muslims vs. bad Muslims,” civilizational identities, geopolitics, and political Islam, with a close eye on current events in Egypt, Syria, Yemen, and other majority Muslim states (ibid; Huntington, 1999). Across the board, Islam is assumed to be characteristic of underdevelopment and almost synonymous with lack of modernity with little to no contribution to the modern world or how it is shaped (Esposito, 1999). However, just as modernity cannot be ignored by developing countries, the influence of the globalization of Islam cannot be shut out. In spite of these prevailing considerations of Muslim countries, this paper contends that the United States (i.e., a component and influencer of Western civilization) may be adopting several core Islamic principles in its healthcare reform and may do well to better understand the cultural characteristics that underlie the natural state of health that is a way of being in the Muslim communities that continue to grow. Herein, health policies of Muslim countries will be compared to those of the United States (U.S.).
Nations are more similar in their focus on healthcare than any other function of government and the inclusion of morality in policy is more likely to appear in healthcare than any other realm (Carpenter, 2012). Islam purports that one’s health is a significant priority and it is one’s obligation to treat the body well, such as to eliminate parasites from pork in the diet, eschew liquor to maintain awareness of divine action at all times, or take proper medications when the need arises (Heyneman, 2004). Key messages delivered through Islam, such as the focus on preventive care over curative care, ambulatory care over hospitalization, and public care organizations over private ones are premises that are newly being adopted in major legislation in the United States (ibid). Islam’s attention to the connectedness between policy and religion as displayed in its guidance for healthcare, may provide some insights into the current transformations in global healthcare. This paper will review Islam’s religious references and guidance to achieving better health, document health policies enacted within Muslim countries, and compare such polices to those being implemented in the United States (U.S.). The research will seek to unfold whether commonalities exist and a framework can be started based on central tenets that could lend to a global healthcare structure that is not polarized by civilizational differences. Using case studies and longitudinal data on key healthcare indicators, this research will explore commonalities and divergences in health in the U.S. and in Arab nations.
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Introduction
Neoliberal institutionalism purports that humans and states are rational actors, that
there is a natural goodness of actors, and that cooperation is ultimately achievable (Keohane,
1998). Institutions, in this view, are an effective mechanism through which cooperation is
attained and agreements are reinforced. This international relations theory would accordingly
suggest that institutions have a positive effect on international development and sustainable
growth. Recent attention has focused on how institutions can help to address threats to
international security (ibid). For significant threats to international security and stability posed
by weak and failed states including increased crime, terrorism, epidemic disease, energy
insecurity, and regional instability (Burchill et al., 2009), institutions are playing an important
role. While mounting research on the impact of the World Health Organization (WHO), the
United Nations (UN), the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO), and others has
supported the institutionalist claims, there are also less well-defined organizations that are
playing a role in international development, termed here as “quasi-institutions.” This paper
seeks to answer: Do quasi-institutions (i.e., multi-national corporations, non-governmental
organizations, and non-profit organizations) that function without any centralized oversight or
governance help or hurt the progress of international security aims? Potential policy options
for managing or harnessing those impacts will also be explored.
Literature
International Security
In the context of nation-building, Dobbins et al. (2007) includes under the umbrella of
security “peacekeeping, law enforcement, rule of law, and security sector reform.” Feil (2002)
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defines security to encompass “all aspects of public safety” including the environment,
institutions, and the lives of citizens. Feil goes on to posit that there are defined tasks for
obtaining security that should be followed in order to obtain his definition of security. Such
effort toward security must be addressed with a united effort that is integrated and supports
demobilization, demilitarization, reintegration, reconstruction, and facilitates the increased
access to important intelligence information (Feil, 2002). Stepanova (2004) simply considers
the new security policy aim to not be one of winning a war but one of winning a lasting peace.
Taken together, “security” is the ability for individuals to not feel endangered in their
environment, which is, in our global structure, provided by the oversight of governments and
institutions. Some might argue that security can also be provided by non-state actors (e.g., Al
Qaeda members may feel protected and secure by their membership and by their beliefs).
Threats to international security are commonly seen to arise from the weakened or failed state
(Patrick, 2009). A failing or weak state (such as in the instance of many African states), will
display challenges in physical security, political institutions, economic management, and
social welfare. Sovereignty of weakened states is only legally relevant. A failed or collapse
state, would mean that the challenges faced by weak states have become absolute. Failed
nations are presently a security challenge. Significant threats to international security and
stability posed by weak and failed states include increased crime, terrorism, epidemic disease,
energy insecurity, and regional instability. This highlights the position that states cannot
pretend that what happens to one state is their burden to shoulder alone and national security
becomes an issue for international security. Investment in the continent that houses a great
portion of the failed states is a good step towards the larger picture of security regardless of
which civilization facilitates that shift.
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Dobbins claims, that in the activity of nation-building during an intervention, the first
responsibility is to achieve public security. This is one of the reasons that peaceful intervention
without military is a challenge, such as with over 60,000 NATO soldiers being deployed in
Bosnia in the 1990s. Security in a state that has emerged from conflict must possess several
demonstrable factors as put forth by Dobbins et al. (2007):
1) Laws and enforcement: While one might like to believe that humans can co-exist
rationally and peacefully without centralized authority, in this world order, thus far this
has not been the case. As such, a body of laws to which the citizenry of a state are
inclined and supportive is essential as well as the enforcement of those laws lest they
lose their meaning.
2) Basic human provisions: Epidemics, hunger and inadequate shelter challenge a state’s
citizens to observe the rules of law in their desperation. Without access to clean water
(i.e., spread of malaria), food (e.g., the Sahel facing massive drought and famine), and
housing (i.e., slums of Brazil), confidence in the infrastructure of the state wanes and
allegiance is challenged for want of basic human needs.
3) Governance: Adequate oversight that is free of corruption and abuses of power (Feil,
2002) is important for institutions to create a level of security that is both stable and
just. For example, while Russia is enjoying a re-emerging presence (Stepanova, 2004),
it continues to face considerable infrastructure challenges owing to a great deal of
corruption within its government.
4) Economic stabilization: Economics are a cornerstone of any stabilizing state, which
also affords for proper governance, basic human provisions, and law enforcement.
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Economic stability also affords for an upwardly mobile society that contributes to
further growth.
5) Political freedoms: While democracy, as Dobbins et al. (2007) proclaim, is not a
prerequisite for a stable society, having a government in place is. The intervening
authority may be able to support an initial government infrastructure but ultimately, as
in the case of Iraq, the people must be free to choose their own leadership so that they
feel empowered to drive their nation to rebuilding on terms that are their own.
Security, thus, is an important international consideration and as globalization of the world
continues, re-emergence of neo-liberal thinking has occurred (Burchill et al., 2009).
Neoliberalism theory
The theory of liberalism is one that assumes humans to be naturally good. Liberals
champion rationality and progress as well as free trade (Burchill, 2009) and site the emergence
of mutual cooperation among great powers over time as a level of transcendence of irrationality
and a movement toward a natural state instead of giving in to violence. The criticisms of
liberalism are largely to the assumptions liberals make in their claims. Such assumptions are
that there is no future threat to the current rational state of democracy, that there are no barriers
to the ideal of democracy including religion or culture, and that political communities are
predictable (Burchill et al, 2009). It is argued that liberals over-simplify the world in their
application. Neo-liberal institutionalism, rooted in liberalism tradition, assumes absolute gains
with the potential for cooperation among states. Neoliberal institutionalists see how both states
and actors may contribute to cooperation and even provide institutions with a neutral actor seat
at the table to alleviate uncertainty when states enter into agreements (Keohane, 1998). Some
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criticisms of institutions as actors include: 1) Institutions yield no real power, which is only
truly afforded to the state. The power of institutions is an illusion since their “backers,” or
states, are the ones to whom the power is can be attributed; 2) Alternative theorists (i.e.,
realism) believe that states will resist cooperation in instances when their partner(s) in
agreement may benefit to a greater extent than themselves. This would re-enforce the notion
of relative gains; and, 3) Cooperation, by its very definition, is something that emerges in the
absence of cooperation, or conflict. Therefore conflict is the pre-cursor and underlies the realist
position that conflict is the natural state (Keohane, 1998).
At the heart of the debate about institutions as actors is authority versus influence. For
example, if Iran’s nuclear program is under question (as it is) by other states, and the United
Nations (UN) is leveraged to bring about agreement, the question of who holds the power over
the agenda is a good one. While the UN may not have legitimate power over its member states,
it still functions as the common body between Iran and the United States. So, if the United
States has power, the UN has influence by pooling consensus of the member states. The
question is which is more legitimate. While Keohane (1998) supports institutions as viable
actors, he warns that they, too, must be subject to governance and be held accountable requiring
transparency that has thus far not been a consistent practice.
Institutions
International institutions are defined as “relatively stable sets of related constitutive,
regulative, and procedural norms and rules that pertain to the international system, the actors
in the system (including states as well as nonstate entities), and their activities” (Duffield,
2007). The United Nations first established international institutions for specific purposes
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geared at cooperation, such as telecommunication. Since then, thousands of international
institutions and quasi-institutions have been formed to fulfill the role of stabilizing regulator.
Institutions are an important vehicle through which state participation broadens their
preservation of self-interest and, in the neo-liberal view, increases opportunities for
cooperation (Burchill et al., 2009). The presence of institutions and compliance with their
organizational objectives by all state participants is a normative activity that weakens state
sovereignty in favor of a common aim (ibid).
Power within the framework of institutions is an important concept. Neo-liberalists
support the cooperation that the presence of institutions brings (Keohane, 1998) but it is
important who these institutions are. Sanctioned institutions such as North Atlantic Treaty
Organization (NATO), United Nations (UN), and World Health Organization (WHO) are
Western-dominated and thus pursue their activities according to the Western perspective.
Participation in these organizations has been an effective means of protecting self-interests of
states with common values.
It is posited that institutions, as they were originally conceived, are weakening in their
ability to support multilateral ideals, are unable to be as agile and responsive as the current
international landscape demands, and face the challenge of inability to obtain consensus among
states. Wright (2009) calls for institutional reform as a result of the documented
ineffectiveness in bringing about international cooperation for critical challenges. This
ineffectiveness is surmised to have lent to the rise in quasi-institutions (Patrick, 2009).
“Quasi-institutions”
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During the Cold War, the notion of Westphalian Sovereignty prevailed wherein non-
state actors had no impact on domestic structures (Lake, 2003). Post-Cold War, non-state
actors became significant contributors to the erosion of sovereignty that resulted in diffusion
in political authority, alliance shifts, weakening of nation-state, and new international
challenges and crises (Haass, 1999). As an example, under the Cotonou Agreement
(Europeaid, 2010), non-state actor participation in development efforts in the ACP-EU
(Development cooperation between the European Union and the countries of the African,
Caribbean and Pacific group of States) is formally recognized.
Non-state actors (NSAs) are a large part of international regimes. In a world of nation-
states, non-state actors move about without oversight (Arts, Noortman, & Reinalda, 2002).
The term “non-state actors,” however, does not adequately describe the influence of these
bodies on international relations and security. “Quasi-institutions” more appropriately adds
connotation to the fact that non-state actors in many cases have sanctioned influence over
values, norms, growth, and development. Quasi-institutions are non-state actors to include
non-governmental organizations (NGOs), mult-national corporations (MNCs), religious
groups, and in some cases, media. It is also important to recognize that violent non-state actors
(VNSAs) are significant contributors to development. For the purposes of this paper, VNSAs
will be excluded from analysis because they fundamentally serve to disrupt security, wherein
the research question seeks to review impacts of institutions who proclaim added value.
Non-governmental organizations are key partners in multilateralism that is becoming
more desirable in the international structure (Patrick, 2009). Globalization in the 20th
century
supported NGO expansion as these quasi-institutions are less bound by state restrictions. NGOs
originated from the United Nations (UN) and are funded primarily by governments. Each
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state, therefore, is able to extend their interests through these sanctioned NGOs or quasi-
institutions (Keane, 2003). Keohane (1984) posits that states get into a habit of compliance
with regimes because they represent prevailing values and majority preferences. Quasi-
institutions, as representatives of state interests, help to diffuse values and norms in their
international activities and, thus, contribute to larger regime structures (McCormick, 2004).
Policies of institutions (i.e., UN) pave the way for quasi-institutions (i.e., NGOs) to
conduct development activities (Munarriz, 2008). The presence of quasi-institutions is often
characterized as contributing to globalization (Abeles, 2006), which can be assumed to subject
host communities to damage and loss, either intended or not (Muchlinksi, 2003). Quasi-
institutions are not subject to governance and further push towards global economic
deregulation is clearing the field for institutions, in general, to operate without accountability.
Intergovernmental Organizations (IGOs) have an evolving role as “quasi-legislators,” though
the aim of their engagement in normative regulations for institutions is questionable in terms
of effectiveness (ibid). Neo-liberalists would press for this regulation and central authority.
Multi-national corporations play an important role in globalization as they often
stimulate the addition of jobs, direct investment, and economic activity in host counties
(Weinstein & McIntyre, 1986). Governments compete to attract MNCs and often alter their tax
structures, environmental, and labor regulations as a result. These practices can greatly benefit
economic growth or alternatively challenge the trust in government for the differential
treatment and accommodation afforded to foreign entities (Ballinger, 2001).
It is important to distinguish NSAs from VNSAs. Violent non-state actors are
increasingly prevalent and maintain significant organization to their activities. While an
assumption is that these VNSAs are self-funded through criminal means, it is also documented
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that states themselves finance VNSAs as a means of extending their interests (Polgren, 2005).
For example, the Colombia drug cartels have an extensive submarine force said to be the largest
in the world after China and the United States (U.S.). The Lebanese Shiite movement is the
“first non-state actor processing strategic missile forces” (Arasli, 2011). Or, one need not look
far to understand the tight organization of Al Qaeda, who has become a household name.
VNSAs function well within weak states and are best able to recruit followers as well as obtain
refuge there. VNSAs stand out among non-state actors and require their own approach.
Quasi-institutions, in their relationship to power capabilities as part of international
regimes, are an important consideration for the research agenda (Krasner, 1982). Neo-liberal
thought around governance many not have accounted for exactly how large a role these actors
increasingly play and the reality that central oversight and accountability is virtually
impossible given the undertaking (Haass, 1999). Quasi-institutions such as MNCs and NGOs
are largely of developed countries and therefore carry with them industrialized premises.
China is a large direct investor in Africa because of its low production costs and
because it recognizes the richness of African resources including copper, cobalt, iron, platinum
and oil to name a few (Moyo, 2009). As China recognizes it will need access to more resources
for its expansive population, heavy investment in Africa’s infrastructure including roads,
healthcare, and education is an informed commitment to a cooperative future with Africa. The
Chinese have also taken a quasi-institutional approach to their relationship. For example, the
Chinese Industrial and Commercial Bank purchased a 20% interest in Africa’s largest bank in
2007 (ibid). Institutional influence in African economic and security concerns is a strategic
positioning that provides China with significant stake. China, however, has not been
historically heralded for adequate governance and human rights policies and, as such, there is
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rising concern that their interest in Africa is a means to an end for China, but perhaps a new
challenge to development for Africa. On the other hand, Chinese investment was heralded by
an Angolan economist who said, “China is welcome because it eschews what it sees as the
IMFs {International Monetary Fund} ideological and condescending attitude—for {IMF} we
should have ears but no mouth” (ibid). Indeed, this is a concern because quasi-institutions can
back-door relationships that impact the international playing field and, hence, security. Should
China’s banking institutions serve to circumvent the institutions in place such as the IMF, such
strategic positioning could have significant impact on the balance of power. At the same time,
if Chinese institutional absorption in Africa is more palatable than Western involvement, this
could be a very good thing for African development and thus influence international security
in a positive way.
Effects of quasi-institutions on international security
Moyo (2009) asserts: “Despite the widespread Western belief that the rich should help
the poor and the form of this help should be aid, the reality is that aid has helped make the poor
poorer and growth slower. In short, it is the disease of which it pretends to be the cure.”
Similar to this point, there is question as to whether the presence of quasi-institutions helps or
hurts the development objectives of countries.
Quasi-institutions can serve as change agents for social, political, and economic
structures, both positively and negatively (Weinstein & McIntyre, 1988). While quasi-
institutions can be exploitive and unethical, they can also support industrialization, economic
growth and technological change. Neo-liberals defend the presence of the non-state actor
going so far as to suggest they will prevail over the nation-state (Johnson, 1970). If this
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prediction is true, understanding the quasi-institution is that much more significant. Whether
quasi-institutional presence is good or bad, it leads to diffusion and diffusion is, at least in the
West, a good thing: “The standards diffused by the multi-national corporations are likely to
prevail even when their products, their personnel, and their very existence are rejected”
(Weinstein & McIntyre, 1986). Singapore is a great example of benefiting from multinational
activity. Between 1965 to 1973, unemployment fell from over 10% to 4.5% and its economic
growth rate steadily climbed as a result of MNC involvement (Nizamudden, 2007). On the
other hand, “proponents of dependency theory assert that these powerful enterprises cause
distortions in the national economy by pushing domestic producers out of the local economy
while absorbing the local capital” (ibid). MNCs analyze the risk of instability so only those
developing countries least at risk become beneficiaries of foreign investment. In the example
of Singapore, while MNC investment increased economic growth, it also led to unequal
distribution of wealth widening the social structure divide (ibid).
The policies of institutions, such as the World Health Organization, can serve to pave
the way for quasi-institutions to conduct activities in host states. Unfortunately, the
proliferation of institutional and state ideals through quasi-institutions may serve to increase
marginalization of the poor and challenge development (Munarriz, 2006). HIV/AIDS has
become one of the greatest threats to international security as the disease undermines any
development efforts or gains developing countries might have by weakening the health of their
populations on an alarming scale—the economic cost of HIV is nearly 15% of Africa’s gross
domestic product (Poku, 2006). Organizations that lobby to send more development aid for
HIV/AIDS have been successful in increasing the funding available by twenty times since the
pandemic broke (Poku, 2006). However, the monumental funding for HIV prevention efforts
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has been largely not impactful. Aid and direct foreign investment, therefore, may be helpful
but the portion of it that is actually positively impactful remains uncertain.
Analysis of Nike Corporation
In the 1990s, Nike Corporation (an MNC) experienced tremendous growth subsequent
to taking their operations overseas. It was quickly highlighted that their participation abroad
did not meet with approval and gave rise to controversy over Nike’s purported oversight of
“sweat shops,” or working environments that display human rights abuses such as low wages,
long working hours, or hazardous conditions (Carty, 2002). There are two sides to this
controversy where humanitarians claim Nike exploited the locals in host countries, and yet
Nike claimed provision of a new vehicle for jobs that helped to support unskilled workforces
that could, with newly earned wages, contribute to economic growth. Nike also took the
position that factories are locally managed and supervised according to local standards, thus
offering a stance of working to limit interventionism so not to be a disruptive force in
communities. A study of worker satisfaction in Thailand assessed the Nike workers’ rating of
their supervisors and perceived fair wages; this study documented over a 70% positive
satisfaction rating (Stepp, 2001). Nike established its own NGO, the Global Alliance for
Workers and Communities, in response to perceptions of in-humane conditions, to help
monitor the conditions of their factories. Unfortunately, the gesture came under heavy
criticism since the NGO auditors were determined to hide facts and embellish circumstances
in their reports (ibid).
While it is not conclusive whether Nike has been successful in attempts to provide
humane governance for their factories, the question of how their presence impacts community
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support for government is an important one. Revisiting the afore-mentioned security pillars
put forth by Dobbins relating to the example of Nike, they all are in a precarious position: laws
and enforcement, basic human provisions, governance, economic stabilization, and political
freedom. Nike’s contributions to economic growth and development may be a fortifying factor
in the host-countries’ infrastructure by providing work for individuals that might not otherwise
have been able to earn a wage. However, as infrastructures go, a weakness to one pillar adds
burden to the others, and a weakness to more than one provides for a shaky foundation. Nike
undermines laws and enforcement by being a violator of human rights, and is subject to little
governance or accountability except by the international community and less so by their hosts.
Such infractions can be a de-stabilizing force for security.
Analysis of Royal Dutch Shell Company
Reports have been made for decades that Royal Dutch Shell Company (Shell) has been
a significant financier of militant groups in Nigeria, whose contributions resulted in human
rights abuses (Smith, 2011). In 1995, Shell was linked to and tried for the contribution to the
murder of Ken Saro-Wiwa, a Nigerian non-violent activist who advocated for environmental
issues, particularly when concerning the impact of oil on Nigerian natural resources (BBC,
2009). Shell commissioned an independent assessment to provide understanding as to how its
presence in Nigeria may or may not inadvertently impact local conflict. While the resulting
report was never published, a representative for Shell commented that “we sometimes feed
conflict by the way we award contracts, gain access to land, and deal with community
representatives” (BBC, 2004). Such engagement in political and security activities undermined
Dobbins’ security pillars of laws and enforcement and governance.
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Shell has further been cited as a contributor to environmental degradation of Nigeria.
“Eternal flames” burn day and night as a result of pipelines that run through villages.
Environmental activists say the flames have a significant impact on the health of the people,
crops, and animals. A local commented: “We live with this [gesturing towards the flames] but
we don’t see any benefit. It is like we are strangers here” (Polgren, 2005). Further, Shell is not
a significant contributor to the local economy partnering primarily with the Nigerian
government whose financial benefits do not extend to the communities that house the oil.
These activities additionally undermine Dobbins’ security pillars of basic human provisions
and economic development.
The Nigerian government is a major partner in all oil activities and Nigeria is among
the strongest African economies. Yet, as the world’s eighth-largest oil exporter, it continues to
see a rise in corruption, unemployment, HIV/AIDS, and extensive violence (Crane, 2007).
This does not meet the rational assumption that the more natural resources, the greater the
income, the greater ability to invest in national infrastructure, and thus contribute to
international security through human capital and general well-being. The Director of the
Council for African Studies at American University, Peter Lewis posits that the Niger Delta
violence is a direct result of unrest caused by oil companies (ibid). From this review, it is easy
to see how the presence of Shell can negatively impact the security of Nigeria.
Assessment of Positive Impacts
While development challenges can arise from influence of quasi-institutions, positive
impacts are important to note. Multi-national corporation creation of jobs, NGO mediation
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and direct channeling of resources to indigenous groups, and foreign direct investment by
private organizations offer significant contributions to international development.
Multi-national corporations, in addition to benefits earlier reviewed, are important
diffusers of environmentally friendly technologies and management practices (Lopez, 2003)
that lend to more sustainable development. Technological innovation across the board is also
posited to be largely brought about by MNC engagement in new host countries (Egea, 1975).
Foreign direct investment (FDI) is private investment into a country’s development. FDI has
been assessed for its impact on economic growth, and while that direct relationship has not
found support, when FDI is complimented by domestic investment, economic growth has been
shown to benefit (de Mello, 1999). FDI has had demonstrable impact on income growth in the
instance of China (Zhang, 2006). China’s economic growth over the past thirty years has
propelled it to a role as a great world power, which was once not perceived as likely. Inward
FDI that sparked massive manufacturing exports has been cited as the catalyst for China’s
unprecedented and steady growth.
Non-governmental organizations are often more efficient than formal institutions in
delivering foreign aid to the intended recipients. NGOs also have the ability to keep lower
administrative costs so that a greater proportion of aid is directly allocated. In response to
Wright’s (2009) call for institutional reform, quasi-institutions may address the desired agility,
and close the gap on achieving the desired multilateralism approach. A case study of Philippine
NGOs, these quasi-institutions were shown to play essential intermediary and bridging roles
for multilateral cooperation (Aldaba, 2002). Aldaba concludes that “NGOs are well equipped
for this because of their middle-class and professional nature and because of various
characteristics like autonomy, flexibility, and the ability to mobilize resources.” Such
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characteristics complement the formality of what States and institutions can themselves
accomplish as it pertains to development.
Conclusion
Neo-liberalist thought may not be singularly well-suited to explain the shift in how
cooperation among actors will prevail. Due to the insurmountable challenge of the impact of
quasi-institutions, aims at oversight may be futile. The presence of quasi-institutions and their
relative power in world affairs is a significant departure from the Westphalian structure, and
can thus be conceived of in two ways: 1) the increased prevalence and institutionalization of
non-state actors is anarchic in the sense that their influence in the world has no central order
and is essentially lawless; or, 2) quasi-institutions can conversely be seen as not anarchic at
all and instead puppeteered by their sanctioning countries whilst they convey the values,
interests and propensities of their financiers and thus have very real oversight, whether it is
explicit or not. Somalia is an example of a stateless society from 1991-2006, during which
greater order and less chaos was observed as well as greater distribution of equitable wealth
and increased standards of living. Somalia may be a metaphor for quasi-institutions in that
they function without central oversight but may well lend more relative help than harm in
today’s international structure because they can serve as the informal bridge to cooperation, as
neo-liberalists might hope. Envisioning what that would look like to apply the neo-liberalist
school of thought to governing quasi-institutions reveals a blurry exercise, unfortunately. The
attempt to govern or regulate quasi-institutions would guide a European Union type structure
where nation-states are confronted with compromising on uncommon philosophies for the
good of the whole (Joffe, 1998).
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The positive and negative contributions of quasi-institutions are many and the
comparison does not readily calculate the winner. Research should further focus on the study
of quasi-institutions because they are becoming so influential and it is presently essential to
better understand their role in international security. Through globalization, we are relying
increasingly on the quasi-institution and should attempt to understand these impacts more fully
as variables in predictions of security interests. While a review of case studies, and literature
does not definitively conclude whether quasi-institutions help or hinder international security,
what is clear is that their presence overall does indelibly impact international security. Future
research may benefit from documenting characteristics of like actors and empirically
measuring their impact on development.
One policy suggestion is to reform and strengthen existing institutions reinforcing
governance, accountability and transparency. Such institutions can then help to police, or
otherwise guide the activities and relationships to quasi-institutions by laying the foundation
for standards that states will become accustomed to and reinforce in their hosting of quasi-
institutions. Another suggestion is to simply not try to govern, control, or otherwise regulate
quasi-institutions. Instead, work to hold MNCs or NGOs accountable to certain outcomes.
Should these institutions contribute negatively to development, in order for them to continue
to operate, they should also contribute in a measurable, positive way. Harnessing negative
contribution may be impossible, but re-orienting the international standards to become more
outcome-driven is a viable long-term strategy. Lastly, another policy option is to engage host
countries in limiting the number of quasi-institutions that may function within their borders
based on certain criteria. This may promote positive competition among actors such that they
will naturally increase their own standards and engage in socially responsible activities.
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