TY  - JOUR
A1  - Heinzel, Mirko Noa
T1  - Mediating power?
BT  - Delegation, pooling and leadership selection at international organisations
JF  - The British journal of politics & international relations : BJPIR
N2  - The selection of the executive heads of international organisations represents a key decision in the politics of international organisations. However, we know little about what dynamics influence this selection. The article focuses on the nationality of selected executive heads. It argues that institutional design impacts the factors that influence leadership selection by shaping the costs and benefits of attaining the position for member states’ nationals. The argument is tested with novel data on the nationality of individuals in charge of 69 international organisation bureaucracies between 1970 and 2017. Two findings stand out: first, powerful countries are more able to secure positions in international organisations in which executive heads are voted in by majority voting. Second, less consistent evidence implies that powerful countries secure more positions when bureaucracies are authoritative. The findings have implications for debates on international cooperation by illustrating how power and institutions interact in the selection of international organisation executive heads.
KW  - decision-making
KW  - delegation
KW  - executive head
KW  - institutional design
KW  - international organisations
KW  - pooling
KW  - selection
Y1  - 2022
U6  - https://doi.org/10.1177/1369148121992761
SN  - 1467-856X
SN  - 1369-1481
VL  - 24
IS  - 1
SP  - 153
EP  - 170
PB  - Sage
CY  - London
ER  -