The OSCE: The Somewhat Different Socialising Agency

Michael Merlingen, Rasa Ostrauskaite

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Abstract (may include machine translation)

The Organization for Security and Co-operation (OSCE) is a generally underrated institution. For instance, in a symptomatic statement, a well-known student of European affairs describes it in denigrating manner as a ‘talking shop’ (van Ham, 2001: 404). Yet such a perspective overlooks the power of norms. A talking shop may be a social environment well suited for international socialization. In this chapter, we shall argue that, firstly, the OSCE is an important niche player in the spread of Euro-Atlantic community norms and, secondly, it differs in important ways from other socializing agencies.
Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationSocialising Democratic Norms
Subtitle of host publicationThe Role of International Organisations for the Construction of Europe
EditorsTrine Flockhart
PublisherPalgrave Macmillan
Pages127-146
Number of pages19
DOIs
StatePublished - 2005

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