Dreher, A., Gould, M., Rablen, M.D. orcid.org/0000-0002-3521-096X et al. (1 more author) (2014) The determinants of election to the United Nations Security Council. Public Choice, 158 (1-2). pp. 51-83. ISSN 1573-7101
Abstract
The United Nations Security Council (UNSC) is the foremost international body responsible for the maintenance of international peace and security. Members vote on issues of global importance and consequently receive perks—election to the UNSC predicts, for instance, World Bank and IMF loans. But who gets elected to the UNSC? Addressing this question empirically is not straightforward as it requires a model that allows for discrete choices at the regional and international levels; the former nominates candidates while the latter ratifies them. Using an original multiple discrete choice model to analyze a dataset of 180 elections from 1970 to 2005, we find that UNSC election appears to derive from a compromise between the demands of populous countries to win election more frequently and a norm of giving each country its turn. We also find evidence that richer countries from the developing world win election more often, while involvement in warfare lowers election probability. By contrast, development aid does not predict election.
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Copyright, Publisher and Additional Information: | © 2013 Springer. This is an author produced version of a paper subsequently published in Public Choice. Uploaded in accordance with the publisher's self-archiving policy. The final publication is available at Springer via |
Keywords: | United Nations; Security Council; Turn-taking norm; Elections |
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Institution: | The University of Sheffield |
Academic Units: | The University of Sheffield > Faculty of Social Sciences (Sheffield) > Department of Economics (Sheffield) |
Depositing User: | Symplectic Sheffield |
Date Deposited: | 13 Apr 2018 10:24 |
Last Modified: | 13 Apr 2018 11:22 |
Published Version: | https://doi.org/10.1007/s11127-013-0096-4 |
Status: | Published |
Publisher: | Springer Verlag |
Refereed: | Yes |
Identification Number: | 10.1007/s11127-013-0096-4 |
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Open Archives Initiative ID (OAI ID): | oai:eprints.whiterose.ac.uk:129617 |