Browsing by Author "Simmons, Beth"
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Capacity, Commitment, and Compliance
Simmons, Beth (SAGE Publications, 2002)Why should governments delegate decision-making authority over territorial issues to an international institution? This study argues that governments are motivated to reach territorial solutions to reduce the opportunity ... -
Civil Rights in International Law: Compliance with Aspects of the "International Bill of Rights"
Simmons, Beth (Indiana University Press, 2009)International law has developed what many might consider a constitutional understanding of individual civil rights that individuals can claim vis-a-vis their own governments. This paper discusses the development of aspects ... -
The Clash of Brothers: Wars to Avoid Diffusion in a Contagious World
Lada, Akos (2015-05-18)My dissertation explores macro-level questions in Political Economy. Using the toolbox of Economics, I find a new reason for international conflict: cultural similarity. Two culturally similar nations may have very different ... -
Combating transnational crime: The role of learning and norm diffusion in the current rule of law wave
Lloyd, Paulette; Stewart, Brandon; Simmons, Beth Ann (Cambridge University Press, 2018-01-24) -
Competing for Capital: The Diffusion of Bilateral Investment Treaties, 1960-2000
Elkins, Zachary; Guzman, Andrew T.; Simmons, Beth (Cambridge University Press, 2006)Over the past forty-five years, bilateral investment treaties (BITs) have become the most important international legal mechanism for the encouragement and governance of foreign direct investment. The proliferation of BITs ... -
Compliance with International Agreements
Simmons, Beth Ann (Annual Reviews, 1998)The study of compliance with international agreements has gained momentum over the past few years. Since the conclusion of World War II, this research agenda had been marginalized by the predominance of realist approaches ... -
Conclusion
Garrett, Geoffrey; Dobbin, Frank; Simmons, Beth Ann (Cambridge University Press, 2008)The diffusion of markets and democracy around the world was a defining feature of the late twentieth century. Many social scientists view this economic and political liberalization as the product of independent choices by ... -
The Constraining Power of International Treaties: Theory and Methods
Simmons, Beth; Hopkins, Daniel (Cambridge University Press, 2005)We acknowledge the contribution of von Stein (2005) in calling attention to the very real problem of selection bias in estimating treaty effects. Nonetheless, we dispute both von Stein's theoretical and empirical conclusions. ... -
Credible Commitments and the International Criminal Court
Simmons, Beth Ann; Danner, Allison (Cambridge University Press, 2010)The creation of an International Criminal Court (ICC) to prosecute war crimes poses a real puzzle. Why was it created, and more importantly, why do states agree to join this institution? The ICC represents a serious intrusion ... -
Dilemmas of Delegation: The Politics of Authority in International Courts
Creamer, Cosette D. (2016-05-16)One of the most enduring questions for the study of politics relates to what, if any, inde- pendent power international institutions have to affect the behavior of sovereign states. This dissertation addresses this question ... -
The Empirical Turn in International Economic Law
Simmons, Beth Ann; Breidenbach, Andrew B. (University of Minnesota Law School, 2011) -
Enemies in Agreement: Domestic Politics, Uncertainty, and Cooperation between Adversaries
Vaynman, Jane Eugenia (2014-10-21)Adversarial agreements, such as the nuclear weapons treaties, disarmament zones, or conventional weapons limitations, vary considerably in the information sharing provisions they include. This dissertation investigates why ... -
Essays on the Influence of International Agreements
Chilton, Adam Stuart (2013-09-18)Since World War II, states have negotiated a staggering number of bilateral and multilateral international agreements. Despite that fact, scholars of international relations and international law have only recently begun ... -
Forward Looking Dispute Resolution: Ecuador, Peru and the Border Issue
Simmons, Beth (2005) -
From Ratification to Compliance: Quantitative Evidence on the Spiral Model
Simmons, Beth Ann (Cambridge University Press, 2013) -
From Unilateralism to Bilateralism: Challenges for the Multilateral Trade System
Simmons, Beth Ann (United Nations University Press, 2006) -
The future of central bank cooperation
Simmons, Beth Ann (Bank for International Settlements, 2006)Central bank cooperation depends on a few crucial parameters: the extent to which central bankers agree on theory (end means relationships); the extent to which they can agree on goals (social purpose); the capacity ... -
Getting to Rights: Treaty Ratification, Constitutional Convergence, and Human Rights Practice
Elkins, Zachary; Ginsburg, Tom; Simmons, Beth Ann (Harvard University Law School, 2013)This Article examines the adoption of rights in national constitutions in the post-World War II period in light of claims of global convergence. Using a comprehensive database on the contents of the world’s constitutions, ... -
The Global Diffusion of Public Policies: Social Construction, Coercion, Competition, or Learning?
Dobbin, Frank; Simmons, Beth; Garrett, Geoffrey (Annual Reviews, 2007)Social scientists have sketched four distinct theories to explain a phenomenon that appears to have ramped up in recent years, the diffusion of policies across countries. Constructivists trace policy norms to expert epistemic ... -
Globalization and policy diffusion: Explaining three decades of liberalization
Elkins, Zachary; Simmons, Beth Ann (Princeton University Press, 2003)