Date of Award
1-1-2014
Document Type
Dissertation
Degree Name
Ph.D.
Department
Josef Korbel School of International Studies
First Advisor
Timothy Sisk
Keywords
Development, Gender, Governance, Participation, United Nations Development Programme, World Bank
Abstract
Constructivist analyses of international norm articulation assume that norm articulation happens through the process of international discussion and agreement, yet such works lack a rigorous analysis of how international organizations articulate norms for the world internal to the organization. Further, analyses of international organization norm articulation almost completely ignore the important influence of leadership. This dissertation analyzes two distinct norms of gender equality and participation in two international organizations, the United Nations Development Programme and the World Bank. The theory developed here argues that the leader's ability to influence norm articulation is dependent on the organizational culture which reflexively impacts the influence of the leader. Leadership drivers of norm articulation include major speeches, influence over and relationship with organizational Executive Boards, and punishment and reward tactics. In analyzing gender equality and participation, I argue that the two organizations articulated the norms differently based on different logics of governance. The World Bank prioritizes government public service delivery efficiency and effectiveness in achieving development goals, while the UNDP favors civil society empowerment and participation in decision-making procedures and government policies. These logics affect the way the leader is able to articulate the norm and impacts the final articulation into policy and practice for both organizations.
Recommended Citation
O'Dell, Roni Kay Marie, "Norm Articulation in International Organizations: Democracy, Governance, and Participation at the UNDP and the World Bank" (2014). Electronic Theses and Dissertations. 482.
https://digitalcommons.du.edu/etd/482
Provenance
Recieved from ProQuest
Rights holder
Roni Kay Marie O'Dell
File size
332 p.
Copyright date
2014
File format
application/pdf
Language
en
Discipline
International relations, Political Science, Organization theory
Comments
Copyright is held by the author.