Challenging institutions: Getting goods or getting your own institution?

Challenging institutions: Getting goods or getting your own institution?

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I present a discussion of the current state of liberal internationalism as it relates to international organisations.I maintain that the literature focuses too much on liberal internationalism instead of non-liberal internationalism.This is problematic because non-liberal states are increasingly becoming important players PEACE in the international system, as is the case with Russia and China.

I argue that non-liberal states have a variety of approaches in their dealings with international institutions that can enable them to maximise their net gains from institutions.These are: 1) keep using the liberal institution, 2) utilise institutional ala cartism (forum shopping), 3) create an anti-liberal institution, or 4) opt out of institutions altogether.Scholars and practitioners alike should acknowledge that international institutions can be a Soup Bowls vehicle whereby non-liberal states maximise their power and diminish the power and influence of liberal states.