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<p>This article – based on the case studies of the WHO and the FAO – shows that the expansion of cooperation between international organizations (IOs) and non-state actors (NSAs) leads to a significant rearrangement of IOs organizational boundaries. IOs develop bureaucratic procedures (e. g. due diligence, risk management) that lead IO employees to be in charge of “taxonomy work”, i. e. the classification and hierarchization of NSAs. This work re draws the boundaries of IOs and generates resistance and contestation, both inside and out side IOs.</p>
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This article – based on the case studies of the WHO and the FAO – shows that the expansion of cooperation between international organizations (IOs) and non-state actors (NSAs) leads to a significant rearrangement of IOs organizational boundaries. IOs develop bureaucratic procedures (e. g. due diligence, risk management) that lead IO employees to be in charge of “taxonomy work”, i. e. the classification and hierarchization of NSAs. This work re draws the boundaries of IOs and generates resistance and contestation, both inside and out side IOs.

Social Boundary Work in International Organizations: Taxonomy and Resistance

Swiss Journal of Sociology

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This article – based on the case studies of the WHO and the FAO – shows that the expansion of cooperation between international organizations (IOs) and...

Social Boundary Work in International Organizations: Taxonomy and Resistance

Published Online: Mar 03, 2023

Page range: 103 - 121

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/sjs-2023-0007

Keywords
International organizations, boundary, United Nations, new public management, non-state actorsr

© 2023 Auriane Guilbaud, published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License.

Social Boundary Work in International Organizations: Taxonomy and Resistance

Published Online: Mar 03, 2023

Page range: 103 - 121

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/sjs-2023-0007

KeywordsInternational organizations, boundary, United Nations, new public management, non-state actorsr

© 2023 Auriane Guilbaud, published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License.

Keywords
International organizations, boundary, United Nations, new public management, non-state actorsr