Аннотация:States delegate to international organizations (IOs) all of the time. Activities ranging from weapons-inspecting to peacekeeping to monitoring exchange rate practices and free trade arrangements have all been delegated by states to international organizations. International relations scholarship tends to be dominated by two basic interpretations of the outcomes of this delegation. According to one, IOs are perfect handmaidens of state principals and IO activities conform directly to state preferences. According to the other, IOs are independent bureaucracies governed by their own interests or culture; IO activities are not closely related to state preferences at all. However, empirical reality seems to fit neither model. International organizations and specific international organizational activities vary along a continuum of conformity with state instructions. Some IOs and their activities closely reflect state wishes, whereas others seem to be determined by other factors. What explains this variation?
