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Boundary Organizations in Regime Complexes: A Social Network Profile of IPBES

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Morin, Jean-Frédéric [Université Laval] Louafi, Sélim [CIRAD] Orsini, Amandine [FUSL] Oubenal, Mohamed [ISCC]

Regime complexes are arrays of institutions with partially overlapping mandates and memberships. As tensions frequently arise among these institutions, there is a growing interest geared to finding strategies to reduce them. Insights from regime theory, science and technology studies, and social network analysis support the claim that “boundary organizations” – a type of organization until now overlooked in International Relations – can reduce tensions within regime complexes by generating credible, legitimate and salient knowledge, provided that their internal networks balance multiple knowledge dimensions. Building on this argument, this article offers an ex ante assessment of the recently created International Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services (IPBES). Results from our network analysis of IPBES point to clear improvements compared with similar organizations, although major deficiencies remain. The contribution of this article is threefold. Methodologically, it introduces new conceptual and technical tools to assess the “social representativeness” of international organizations. Theoretically, it supports the claim that international organizations are penetrated by transnational networks and, consequently, that the proliferation of institutions tends to reproduce structural imbalances. Normatively, it argues that a revision of nomination processes could improve the ability of boundary organizations to generate salient, credible and legitimate knowledge.

Document type Article de périodique (Journal article) – Article de recherche
Access type Accès libre
Publication date 2017
Language Anglais
Journal information "Journal of International Relations and Development" - Vol. 20, no. 3, p. 543-577
Peer reviewed yes
Publisher Palgrave Macmillan Ltd. ((United Kingdom) Basingstoke)
issn 1408-6980
e-issn 1581-1980
Publication status Publié
Affiliations USL-B - Centre de recherches en science politique (CReSPo)
UCL - SSH/IRIS-L/CRSP - Centre de recherche en science politique
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Bibliographic reference Morin, Jean-Frédéric ; Louafi, Sélim ; Orsini, Amandine ; Oubenal, Mohamed. Boundary Organizations in Regime Complexes: A Social Network Profile of IPBES. In: Journal of International Relations and Development, Vol. 20, no. 3, p. 543-577
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