The OSCE: The Somewhat Different Socializing Agency

Michael Merlingen; Rasa Ostrauskaite

doi:10.1057/9780230523067_7

The OSCE: The Somewhat Different Socializing Agency

Michael Merlingen, Rasa Ostrauskaite^*

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Department of International Relations

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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 language	English
Title of host publication	Socializing Democratic Norms
Subtitle of host publication	The Role of International Organizations for the Construction of Europe
Editors	Trine Flockhart
Publisher	Palgrave Macmillan
Pages	127-146
Number of pages	19
ISBN (Electronic)	9780230523067
ISBN (Print)	9781403945211
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1057/9780230523067_7
State	Published - 2005

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