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The Alliance of Small Island States : 39 states, one voice: How AOSIS sustains international collective action despite theoretical and practical obstacles
Konrad, Rebecca (2022) The Alliance of Small Island States : 39 states, one voice: How AOSIS sustains international collective action despite theoretical and practical obstacles.
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| Abstract: | The Alliance of Small Island State (AOSIS) is a network of Small Island Developing States (SIDS) that are extraordinary vulnerable to the effects of climate change. AOSIS is today a widely acknowledged and successful negotiation group at the UN. The case of AOSIS is interesting because classical theories of collective action suggest that a network like AOSIS must fail due to obstacles like free-riding and the group size. However, AOSIS seems to neglect these theories. The research question that arises is How did the AOSIS members states manage to successfully overcome the existing obstacles that prevail in international collective action? The RQ was approach by first identifying common obstacles for SIDS for international collective action by performing a Systematic Literature Review. SIDS suffer from obstacles to participation due to lack of resources and obstacles to cooperation due to the heterogeneity of the group. To examine whether the institutional design helped by overcoming these obstacles, as proposed by Elinor Ostrom (1990) was a Content Analysis performed. Ostrom identified eight design principles that long enduring self-governing groups fulfil. As only four of eight deign principles could be identified for AOSIS, can the RQ not be answered by identifying the institutional design as main reason for the successful long-term cooperation of AOSIS. |
| Item Type: | Essay (Bachelor) |
| Faculty: | BMS: Behavioural, Management and Social Sciences |
| Subject: | 89 political science |
| Programme: | Management Society and Technology BSc (56654) |
| Link to this item: | https://purl.utwente.nl/essays/91879 |
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