{"product_id":"discriminatory-clubs-christina-l-davis-9780691247786","title":"Discriminatory Clubs: The Geopolitics of International Organizations","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe discriminatory logic at the heart of multilateralism\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eMember selection is one of the defining elements of social organization, imposing categories on who we are and what we do. \u003ci\u003eDiscriminatory Clubs\u003c\/i\u003e shows how international organizations are like social clubs, ones in which institutional rules and informal practices enable states to favor friends while excluding rivals. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWhere race or socioeconomic status may be a basis for discrimination by social clubs, geopolitical alignment determines who gets into the room to make the rules of global governance. Christina Davis brings together a wealth of data on membership provisions for more than three hundred organizations to reveal the prevalence of club-style selection on the world stage. States join organizations to deepen their association with a particular group of states--most often their allies--and for the gains from policy coordination. Even organizations that claim to be universal, to target narrow issues, or to cover geographic regions use club-style admission criteria. Davis demonstrates that when it comes to the most important decision of cooperation--who belongs to the club and who doesn't--geopolitical alignment can matter more than the merits or policies of potential members. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWith illuminating case studies ranging from nineteenth-century Japan to contemporary Palestine and Taiwan, \u003ci\u003eDiscriminatory Clubs\u003c\/i\u003e sheds light on how, for global and regional organizations such as the WTO and the EU, alliance ties and shared foreign-policy positions form the basis of cooperation.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Christina L. Davis\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0691247781\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780691247786\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Princeton University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 07\/18\/2023\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 472\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.50lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.10h x 6.10w x 1.20d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eChoice\u003c\/i\u003e 11\/01\/2023","brand":"Christina L. Davis","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44522733109503,"sku":"9780691247786","price":38.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_c5c0ba00-9ad0-4b1b-9da3-b44b5d29ca4c.jpg?v=1700158732","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/discriminatory-clubs-christina-l-davis-9780691247786","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}