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ID184641
Title ProperBeyond the Veto
Other Title InformationRoles in UN Security Council Decision-Making
LanguageENG
AuthorGifkins, Jess
Summary / Abstract (Note)The formal rules governing the UN Security Council offer little insight into how negotiations are conducted on a day-to-day basis. While it is generally assumed that permanent members dominate negotiations, this article investigates avenues for influence for elected members and the UN Secretariat. Institutional power is used to show how permanent members adopt dominant positions in negotiations extending far beyond their Charter-given privileges. Dominance of permanent members is moderated, however, by the legitimacy that support from elected members brings to a resolution. Similarly, the UN Secretariat can use its legitimated authority to influence decisions. The article argues that informal practices are key in understanding how power and influence are allocated in the Council and it forms a building block for future analyses of Security Council practices. This argument also has implications for the perennial reform debates and the prospects for informal reform.
`In' analytical NoteGlobal Governance Vol. 27, No.1; Jan-Mar 2021: p.1–24
Journal SourceGlobal Governance Vol: 27 No 1
Key WordsDecision-making ;  Security Council ;  Legitimacy ;  Practices ;  Influence ;  Institutional Power


 
 
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