Exit from International Organizations

Shows a common logic to IO exit: a strategy to negotiate institutional change. Examining exits across 198 states, 534 IOs, and 100 years, this will be of interest to researchers, policymakers, think-tankers, and for advanced undergraduate and graduate courses on international relations, international organizations, and applied research methods.

Acknowledgements; Part I. Introduction and Theory: 1. The common logic of IO exits; 2. Exit as a costly strategy to negotiate change; Part II. Withdrawal: 3. Predictors of withdrawal: when and why do states withdraw from IOs? ; 4. The consequences of IO withdrawal for exiting states; 5. Case studies: three withdrawals; Part III. Suspension: 6. Predictors of suspension: when and why do states get suspended from IOs? ; 7. The consequences of IO suspension for exiting states; 8. Case studies: three suspensions; Part IV. Conclusion: 9. Revisiting exit from IOs; References; Data appendix.