International organizations adapt their functions to their members’ ongoing preferences.
Evidence
For example, both the International Monetary Fund and World Bank have changed their functions over the years, responding to the desires of their members that they continue to be the main international bodies for dealing with countries experiencing economic difficulties. Likewise, NATO is the organizational core of a set of overlapping interests that increase the likelihood that it will continue to be a valued tool for its member states. — Robert B. McCalla, NATO’s persistence after the cold war, 112
Categorization
- XREF: IMF/World Bank function-shift parallels the reader’s NATO-interest: even if the Cold War galvanizing mission faded, the institutions found continuing work valued by members. — connects to: NATO adapts tasks to persist, as organizational resources enable institutional survival. — Robert B. McCalla, NATO’s persistence after the cold war, 106; Adaptability is a key asset that makes regimes easier to modify than replace — Robert B. McCalla, NATO’s persistence after the cold war, 113; Post-Cold War regional organizations succeed mainly when members share culture (+1 more)
Broader Connections
- Adaptability is a key asset that makes regimes easier to modify than replace
#expands(0.78) — Robert B. McCalla, NATO’s persistence after the cold war, 113 - Post-Cold War regional organizations succeed mainly when members share culture
#qualifies(0.75) - When group membership is inescapable, people must accommodate internal differences managefully.
#expands(0.72) — Roderick M. Kramer, Geoffrey J. Leonardelli, Robert W. Livingston, Social Cognition, Social Identity, and…, 1643