Reassessment of international executive institutions : the case of the European Commission, the OECD secretariat and the WTO secretariat

2006

Masteroppgave i økonomi og administrasjon 2006 - Høgskolen i Agder, Kristiansand This master thesis focuses on the dynamics within the International Executives (IEs) of International Governmental Organizations: the European Union, the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) and the World Trade Organization (WTO). This master thesis has its intention to examine the ways these IEs challenge the principle of sovereignty, why they do go beoynd the existing heritage of Westphalia. Dependent and independent variables will be defined in order to examine this matter. The dependent variable is decision-making dynamics that are evoked by civil servants of these IEs. There are fou…