International Organization
iojournal.bsky.social
International Organization
@iojournal.bsky.social
International Organization is peer-reviewed journal, covering a wide range of topics in international relations and global politics.

Editorial team: @bashleyleeds.bsky.social @laynamosley.bsky.social @peterrosendorff.bsky.social @aysezarakol.bsky.social
#Firstview: Lucy Right, Jeremy Springman & Erik Wibbels on what happens when foreign governments restrict NGO activity.

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They find that donors most committed to democracy promotion back down in the face of restrictive NGO laws.
Pushing Back or Backing Down? Evidence on Donor Responses to Restrictive NGO Legislation | International Organization | Cambridge Core
Pushing Back or Backing Down? Evidence on Donor Responses to Restrictive NGO Legislation
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November 7, 2025 at 10:48 PM
Now on #firstview, from @wesleyanuniversity.bsky.social@kolbyhanson.bsky.social, @lsegovernment.bsky.social @aliz-toth.bsky.social and Nikhar Gaikwad, on how migration
shapes the attitudes of migrants and their left-behind families.
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How Migrating Overseas Shapes Political Preferences: Evidence from a Field Experiment - https://cup.org/4n84OB6

- Nikhar Gaikwad, @kolbyhanson.bsky.social & @aliz-toth.bsky.social
October 22, 2025 at 12:22 AM
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NEW ISSUE from @iojournal.bsky.social -

International Organization - Volume 79 - Issue 3 - cup.org/3KrQPbv
September 25, 2025 at 12:50 PM
‪New #FirstView

@davidclogan.bsky.social, "Elite-Public Gaps on Nuclear Weapons: The Roles of Salience and Knowledge."

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Elite–Public Gaps on Nuclear Weapons: The Roles of Salience and Knowledge | International Organization | Cambridge Core
Elite–Public Gaps on Nuclear Weapons: The Roles of Salience and Knowledge
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September 17, 2025 at 5:33 PM
Visual abstract for this one.
September 12, 2025 at 9:21 PM
New #firstview: "From Cocaine to Avocados: Criminal Market Expansion and Violence," Chelsea Estancona & @tiscornia21.bsky.social ask when criminal groups seek control of markets for licit goods such as avocados & lemons, and how these attempts affect patterns of violence.

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From Cocaine to Avocados: Criminal Market Expansion and Violence | International Organization | Cambridge Core
From Cocaine to Avocados: Criminal Market Expansion and Violence
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September 11, 2025 at 6:48 PM
New #firstview: @uazsgpp.bsky.social's Cameron Mailhot and @gsslab.bsky.social @sabrinamkarim.bsky.social on public perceptions of and support for international state-building, with evidence from conjoint experiments in Liberia.

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International State Building and Civilian Preferences: Experimental Evidence from Liberia | International Organization | Cambridge Core
International State Building and Civilian Preferences: Experimental Evidence from Liberia
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September 8, 2025 at 5:33 PM
Can status competition solve the climate crisis?

@joshfree.bsky.social theorizes about how status orders change surreptitiously, through grafting. In an era of great power rivalry, status competition might compel states to invest in decarbonization.

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Can Status Competition Save the World? Grafting, Green Energy, and the Climate Crisis | International Organization | Cambridge Core
Can Status Competition Save the World? Grafting, Green Energy, and the Climate Crisis
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September 8, 2025 at 1:20 PM
Congratulations to @ucberkeleyofficial.bsky.social's Marika Landau-Wells, winner of the Robert O. Keohane award for the best research article in IO published by an untenured scholar (or scholars) in 2024.

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August 22, 2025 at 2:55 PM
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Check out Michael Becher and Irene Menéndez González's new article @iojournal.bsky.social on how international trade shaped the politics of the adoption of political representation.

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July 2, 2025 at 8:06 AM
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Excited to share a new open-access article with @benckrick.bsky.social @jonpetkun.bsky.social in @iojournal.bsky.social, "Civilian Harm & Military Legitimacy" www.cambridge.org/core/journal.... This project started in 2018 Mosul, Iraq’s 2nd largest city, in the aftermath of a 9-month battle … 1/7
July 10, 2025 at 2:34 PM
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#OpenAccess from the latest issue of @iojournal.bsky.social -

Apology Diplomacy: The International Image Effects of Interstate Apologies - cup.org/44DTMwc

- Michaela Matte & @jlpweeks.bsky.social
July 11, 2025 at 10:25 AM
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1/ “Rationalist explanations for war” (1995) by @jfearon.bsky.social turns 30 and remains one of the most assigned texts in IR.

This 🧵 unpacks the classic paper, originally published in @iojournal.bsky.social, and how it can help us understand current conflicts, including Russia-Ukraine war.
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July 20, 2025 at 12:36 AM
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‪Free to read for a limited period from the latest issue of @iojournal.bsky.social -

Shaming Paris: A Political Economy of Climate Commitments - cup.org/4o0Ulcc

- @jmelnick.bsky.social & Alastair Smith
July 23, 2025 at 10:45 AM
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Trade and Exchange Rate Competition in East Asia - cup.org/45Hs6qP

"We provide evidence that exchange rate depreciations are undertaken at the behest of export industries"

- @markya.bsky.social & Nicola Nones

#FirstView
August 19, 2025 at 4:45 PM
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Supplying Influence: Domestic Production Networks in Trade Politics - cup.org/45qYnU9

"We argue that firms with more linkages throughout the domestic economy enjoy a privileged political position."

- Timm Betz & Leonhard Hummel

#FirstView
August 19, 2025 at 7:40 AM
June 15 is the deadline to submit short essays (<4000 words) for consideration for publication in our "Future of Global Governance and World Order" online supplemental issue.
DEADLINE: June 15, 2025

Call for Submissions from @iojournal.bsky.social -

Special Section on the Future of IR

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In fall 2025, IO will publish a supplemental, online-only issue of the journal, focused on the Future of Global Governance and World Order.
June 6, 2025 at 2:20 AM
New #FirstView from samsrowan.bsky.social

Countries raise their climate ambition when their peers in IOs do. Strong Paris climate targets by partners led governments to set stronger Glasgow pledges. Conditional cooperation drives the ratchet mechanism.

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From Gridlock to Ratchet: Conditional Cooperation on Climate Change | International Organization | Cambridge Core
From Gridlock to Ratchet: Conditional Cooperation on Climate Change
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May 26, 2025 at 12:19 AM
Robert O. Keohane shares his reflections on Joseph S. Nye, Jr.'s life and career:

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Joseph S. Nye, Jr.: Complex Interdependence, Soft Power, and Effective Policy Ac
Joseph S. Nye, Jr.: Complex Interdependence, Soft Power, and Effective Policy Action
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May 16, 2025 at 1:38 PM
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DEADLINE: June 15, 2025

Call for Submissions from @iojournal.bsky.social -

Special Section on the Future of IR

cup.org/4iGlq0B

In fall 2025, IO will publish a supplemental, online-only issue of the journal, focused on the Future of Global Governance and World Order.
May 14, 2025 at 1:45 PM
IO joins the broader international relations community in mourning the death of Joseph S. Nye, Jr.

Joe served on the IO board 1968-1975 & 1979-1984; he chaired the board 1973-1975.

His many IO publications include:

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Comparative Regional Integration: Concept and Measurement | International Organization | Cambridge Core
Comparative Regional Integration: Concept and Measurement - Volume 22 Issue 4
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May 8, 2025 at 1:14 PM
How should scholars of international politics think about the future of IR in the midst of important shifts in global politics?

We're seeking submissions -- limited to 4,000 words -- for a special section on the future of IR, due June 15, 2025.

Please share!

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Call for Submissions: Special Section on the Future of IR
Welcome to Cambridge Core
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May 1, 2025 at 3:16 PM
The IO family is saddened by the loss of Theodore (Ted) Moran, professor emeritus at Georgetown University.

Moran, an expert on the politics of foreign direct investment, was a member of our editorial board from 1979-1983. Our thoughts are with his family, colleagues and friends.
April 29, 2025 at 2:51 PM
This @foreignaffairs.com piece by Roseanne McManus and Chase Bloch summarizes the core findings from their 2024 IO article, and goes deeper into its policy implications.

www.foreignaffairs.com/power-denial

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April 28, 2025 at 1:25 PM