Interdependence

Interdependence in International Organization and Global Governance

International Integration

Interdependence thinking is part of international integration theories, including: mutual dependence, patterned relationships, interlocking relationships and division of labor.

Transnational Relations

To break with state-centric explanations of world politics, Keohane and Nye (1972) stressed the importance of “new kinds of bargaining coalitions and alliances being formed between transnational actors and between these actors and segments of governments and international organizations” (p. 373).

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Further Reading

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