'Walking the Extra Mile' : How Governance Networks Attract International Organizations to Geneva, the Hague, Vienna, and Copenhagen (1995-2015)

• Record Nr.: UNINA9911009278503321
• Autore: Groen Rosa
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: The Hague : , : Boom Uitgevers Den Haag, , 2022; ©2022
• ISBN: 9789051896817; 9051896816
• Edizione: [1st ed.]
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (266 pages)
• Disciplina: 341.2
• Soggetti: Public administration - Information technology; International agencies; Administration publique (Science) - Technologie de l'information; Organisations internationales; international organizations; Technologie de l'information; Administration publique
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Nota di contenuto: Intro -- Table of Contents -- Prologue -- 1 Introduction -- 1.1 Setting the Stage: Attracting International Organizations -- 1.2 Governance Network Approach -- 1.3 Research problem and questions -- 1.4 International Organizations -- 1.5 Interurban competition to host IOs -- 1.6 Research approach -- 1.7 The contribution of this work -- 1.8 The outline of this book -- 2 Theoretical background -- 2.1 Introduction -- 2.2 Governance networks -- 2.3 The instrumental perspective -- 2.4 The discursive perspective -- 2.5 The relational perspective -- 2.6 Network success or failure? -- 2.7 Conclusion -- 3 Research design and operationalization -- 3.1 Introduction -- 3.2 Selection of cases -- 3.3 Data collection -- 3.4 Operationalization -- 3.4.1 Operationalizing the success variable -- 3.4.2 Operationalizing the instrumental perspective -- 3.4.3 Operationalizing the discursive perspective -- 3.4.4 Operationalizing the relational perspective -- 3.5 ; Conclusion -- 4 Geneva -- 4.1 Switzerland and Geneva -- 4.1.1 Case 1: The Green Climate Fund -- 4.1.2 Case 2: The Arms Trade Treaty Secretariat -- 4.2 Instrumental perspective -- 4.3 Discursive perspective -- 4.4 Relational perspective -- 4.5 Conclusions Switzerland and Geneva -- 5 The Hague -- 5.1 The Netherlands and The Hague -- 5.1.1 Case 1: The International Criminal Court -- 5.1.2 Case 2: UNICEF Private Fundraising and Partnerships -- 5.2 Instrumental perspective -- 5.3 Discursive perspective -- 5.4 Relational perspective -- 5.5 Conclusions the Netherlands and The Hague -- 6 Vienna -- 6.1 Austria and Vienna -- 6.1.1 Case 1: The Arms Trade Treaty Secretariat -- 6.1.2 Case 2: Sustainable Energy for All -- 6.2 Instrumental perspective -- 6.3 Discursive perspective -- 6.4 Relational perspective -- 6.5 Conclusions Austria and Vienna -- 7 Copenhagen -- 7.1 Denmark and Copenhagen.; 7.1.1 Case 1: United Nations Office for Project Services -- 7.1.2 Case 2: Sustainable Energy for All -- 7.2 Instrumental perspective -- 7.3 Discursive perspective -- 7.4 Relational perspective -- 7.5 Conclusions Denmark and Copenhagen -- 8 Comparative analysis -- 8.1 Introduction -- 8.2 Measures of Success -- 8.3 Policy design and perception -- 8.4 Similar perceptual frames -- 8.5 Network characteristics -- 8.6 Conclusion -- 9 Conclusions and discussion -- 9.1 Introduction -- 9.2 Reflection on the findings -- 9.3 Theoretical implications -- 9.4 Practical implications -- 9.5 Limitations and future avenues -- Epilogue -- References -- Appendices.