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As authoritarian regimes deepen their engagement in global governance, they increasingly employ tactics aimed at reshaping international institutions from within to promote illiberal agendas and challenge liberal norms. This panel will explore the variety of methods used by authoritarian states to undermine global governance. Key questions the panel will investigate include: How do authoritarian regimes construct strategic coalitions within international organizations to block democratic initiatives or promote authoritarian policies? In what ways do government-organized NGOs (GO-NGOs) allow these regimes to represent state interests as civil society perspectives? To what extent do informal practices—such as personal networks — enable authoritarian influence in decision-making processes? How does vote-buying, through financial incentives or diplomatic backing, sway voting patterns in IOs? To what extent do authoritarian actors influence the allocation and management of financial resources and bureaucratic positions within IOs to support their agendas? How are direct and indirect threats used to secure compliance from smaller or economically dependent states? By examining these tactics and practices, the panel aims to assess the impact of authoritarian subversion on the effectiveness, legitimacy, and resilience of global governance structures, ultimately exploring how these dynamics challenge the integrity of multilateralism, international cooperation, and the global liberal order.
| Title | Details |
|---|---|
| Unveiling An Overlooked Pattern of Global Governance: A Theory of Autocratic International Institutionalisation (AII)? | View Paper Details |
| Autocratic Trends, Coercive Statecraft, and Global Value Chains | View Paper Details |
| Underrepresented Superpower: Explaining China’s Representation in the United Nations Bureaucracy | View Paper Details |
| Authoritarian Commitments to Independent International Courts? | View Paper Details |
| Authoritarian Capture of Civic Space: How Authoritarian Regimes Infiltrate Civil Society in IOs | View Paper Details |