The thesis analyses the systems, dynamics and conditions of international
cooperation/non-cooperation in the international community that is embodied
through international/regional institutions and organisations. As Robert
Cooper describes, the international community consists of the three worlds in
which the differences between them may be confrontational in international
cooperation. While the post-modern civilisation and values are introduced into
the institutions and organisations for international peace and security, the
state actors from the pre-modern and modern civilisations and values are
vigorously defending the traditional version of state sovereignty. Then, all
these are equally the member of the international community and, as Robert
Axelrod¿s Prisoner Dilemma game sets, neither state actors nor structural
actors of international relations can escape from it. Therefore, it is hoped that,
as Axelrod¿s theory suggests, the closed community, in the end, produces
cooperation and a positive peace for a better future for all.
In the case studies, the OSCE faces a number of non-cooperative state
actors, like Russia. An anti-OSCE civilisation exists and is resisting the
organisational values, while it is staying in the framework. Thus, the
organisation is suffering from defectors and free-riders. Knowing the limitation
of the organisation, it still has a space for improvement and a useful function
which is to provide a long term process to make a non-cooperate actor
cooperative.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:BRADFORD/oai:bradscholars.brad.ac.uk:10454/5660 |
| Date | January 2011 |
| Creators | Nara, Takako |
| Contributors | Not named |
| Publisher | University of Bradford, Department of Peace Studies |
| Source Sets | Bradford Scholars |
| Language | English |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Thesis, doctoral, PhD |
| Rights | <a rel="license" href="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/"><img alt="Creative Commons License" style="border-width:0" src="http://i.creativecommons.org/l/by-nc-nd/3.0/88x31.png" /></a><br />The University of Bradford theses are licenced under a <a rel="license" href="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/">Creative Commons Licence</a>. |
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