Reputation as a Disciplinarian of International Organizations. Issue 2 (9th April 2019)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Daugirdas, Kristina
• Is Part Of: American journal of international law. Volume 113:Issue 2(2019)
• Page Start: 221
• Page End: 271
• Publication Date: 2019-04-09
• Subjects: International law -- Periodicals; International relations -- Periodicals; Periodicals; 341.05
• DOI: 10.1017/ajil.2018.122
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0002-9300

Abstract

Abstract: As a disciplinarian of international organizations, reputation has serious shortcomings. Even though international organizations have strong incentives to maintain a good reputation, reputational concerns will sometimes fail to spur preventive or corrective action. Organizations have multiple audiences, so efforts to preserve a "good" reputation may pull organizations in many different directions, and steps taken to preserve a good reputation will not always be salutary. Recent incidents of sexual violence by UN peacekeepers in the Central African Republic illustrate these points.