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This book offers a comprehensive analysis of why and when member states threaten to withdraw from regional international organizations (RIOs).

A unique dataset covers over 120 exit threats across RIOs from all world regions. The book explains variation as a result of limited specific and diffuse support, such as the inability to exert influence or prevail under majority decision-making, as well as a lack of democratic socialization. With nationalism and populism on the rise, this timely study unpacks crucial pressure points in international institutions, offering invaluable insights into how they can maintain stability in the face of internal contestations.

About the Author

Diana Panke is Director of the Center for International Relations at Freie Universitat Berlin.

Lukas Grundsfeld is Research Associate at Freie Universitat Berlin.

Pawel Tverskoi is Research Associate at Freie Universitat Berlin.

Reviews

'A systematic analysis that provides an essential contribution to scholarship on IO contestation and resilience.' Tyler Pratt, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Book Information
ISBN 9781529255775
Author Diana Panke
Format Paperback
Page Count 174
Imprint Bristol University Press
Publisher Bristol University Press