Palgrave handbook of inter-organizational relations in world politics

Intro -- Acknowledgments -- Abbreviations -- Contents -- List of Figures -- List of Tables -- Contributors -- Chapter 1: Studying Relations Among International Organizations in World Politics: Core Concepts and Challenges -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Conceptualizing Inter-Organizational Relations: Definitions, Demarcations, and Core Dimensions -- 2.1 Defining Inter-Organizational Relations -- 2.2 Inter-Organizationalism and Regime Interaction -- 2.3 Features, Forms, and Attributes of Inter-Organizational Relations -- 2.3.1 Material Versus Immaterial Relations -- 2.3.2 Degrees of Formalization -- 2.3.3 Frequency, Quality, and Duration of Interaction -- 2.3.4 Secretariat and Field Perspectives -- 2.3.5 Goals of Inter-Organizational Cooperation -- 3 The Growth of the Partnering Paradigm and the Formation of Partnerships -- 3.1 Actor Proliferation, Task Expansion, and Issue-Linkage -- 3.2 Issue Duration, Issue Density, and Political Shocks -- 3.3 Domain Similarity and Organizational Overlap -- 3.4 Rationalist and Constructivist Accounts of Partnership Formation -- 3.5 Multilevel Analysis of Inter-Organizational Formation -- 4 Cooperation, Competition, and the Management of Relations -- 4.1 Inter-Organizational Cooperation -- 4.2 Inter-Organizational Rivalry and Conflict -- 4.3 Managing Inter-Organizational Relations -- 5 The Effectiveness of Inter-Organizational Cooperation -- 6 Major Theoretical and Methodological Challenges -- 6.1 Fragmentation, Eclecticism, and the Lack of an IR-Focused Lead Theory -- 6.2 Transferability, Induction, and Deduction: Matching Theoretical Insights with Empirical Evidence -- 6.3 Generalizability: From Dyad Case Studies to Large-N Studies -- 6.4 Accuracy: From Desk Research Through Interviews to 'Participant Observation' -- 7 Approach and Structure of the Handbook -- Notes -- Bibliography.