Milewicz, Karolina; Elsig, Manfred (2014). The Hidden World of Multilateralism? Treaty Commitments of Newly Democratized States in Europe. International Studies Quarterly, 58(2), pp. 322-335. Blackwell 10.1111/isqu.12112
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Why do new EU democracies engage in multilateralism? The dominant explanation proposes that new democracies use international treaties to lock in domestic reforms. This article offers a novel explanation as to why new EU democracies participate in multilateral treaties. We argue that ratifying a treaty serves three external signaling purposes (addressing recognition concerns; increasing strategic autonomy, and pleasing the EU). We test our argument through a mix of quantitative and qualitative methods. First, we apply event history analysis. Drawing on a new ratification data set comprising 76 multilateral treaties, we illustrate the prominent role of new EU democracies in multilateralism as compared to other new democracies. Second, to assess the importance of external signaling in the decision to ratify multilateral treaties, we examine parliamentary ratification debates in selected Central and Eastern European countries. Third, we compare parliamentary discussions across European and non-European new democracies to demonstrate the different motives driving their approaches toward multilateralism.
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Journal Article (Original Article) |
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Division/Institute: |
02 Faculty of Law > Department of Economic Law > World Trade Institute 10 Strategic Research Centers > World Trade Institute 02 Faculty of Law > Department of Economic Law > NCCR International Trade Regulation 03 Faculty of Business, Economics and Social Sciences > Social Sciences > Institute of Political Science |
UniBE Contributor: |
Elsig, Manfred |
Subjects: |
300 Social sciences, sociology & anthropology > 340 Law 300 Social sciences, sociology & anthropology > 380 Commerce, communications & transportation 300 Social sciences, sociology & anthropology > 320 Political science |
ISSN: |
0020-8833 |
Publisher: |
Blackwell |
Language: |
English |
Submitter: |
Manfred Elsig |
Date Deposited: |
28 Aug 2014 16:10 |
Last Modified: |
05 Dec 2022 14:32 |
Publisher DOI: |
10.1111/isqu.12112 |
BORIS DOI: |
10.7892/boris.49458 |
URI: |
https://boris.unibe.ch/id/eprint/49458 |
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