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Palgrave Cooperation Conflict And Consensus In The Organization Of American States 2005 Edition by C. Shaw
This book examines conflict resolution efforts in Latin America by the Organization of American States (OAS) over the past fifty years by exploring the relationship of the United States with other member states within the context of the OAS. The book focuses on the impact of institutional factors on the influence that member states are able to wield within the organization. This innovative theoretical approach yields general insights into organizational behaviour and interstate relations within an international organization. The examination of thirty-one cases provides a wealth of empirical data and facilitates cross case comparisons. Table of contents : US Foreign Policy and Institutional Relationship in the Western Hemisphere Developing Theories of International Organizations Cooperation: Historic Hemispheric Relations and the Formation of the OAS The OAS and Conflict Resolution 1948-1989 Conflict: The Ebb and Flow of US Dominance Consensus and Compromise: Cooperation between Member States Change and Continuity: Hemispheric Relations in the 1990s and the New Millenium Conclusions and Future Prospects for the OAS