This has stark implications for global governance: if China steps into a more prominent leading role in the US-left vacuum, IOs must aggressively assert their independence to prevent legitimacy erosion. See the full article here! tinyurl.com/4r98wktt 5/5 @womenalsoknowstuff.bsky.social

BUT there is an important tradeoff: leadership by both the US & China has NEGATIVE effects on perceptions of IO legitimacy (much larger effects for China), as the institution is perceived as being captured by the interests of great powers, therefore less independent 4/5.

We find support for our expectation that in democratic audiences where publics are skeptical of China, leading in the UN improves public perceptions of China and support for cooperation with China (e.g., trade), while US leadership does *not* improve its standing. 3/5

We argue that by leading IOs democratic populations see as highly legitimate, China is attempting to improve its image with these publics - which is important for accomplishing foreign policy goals like reaching new markets. We test this in surveys in Brazil and France 2/5

Tremendous thanks to Robert Shaffer, without whom this project would not exist! journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/... 5/5

This corpus will be useful for researchers working on questions related to the development of IL, the politics of & role of power in multilateral negotiations, how the design of law affects compliance, among many others. 4/5

To do so, I show that for resolutions that are highly aligned - in other words, *identical* in their substantive content - the inclusion of additional citations by a state or its allies increases its pr of voting in favor 3/5

To illustrate a use case of the data, I show that including citations is a strategy to gain political support, as citations signal ideological consistency of resolutions with a state's foreign policy. 2/5

Participation is a key resource both for states - to accomplish their foreign policy goals - and IOs - to secure legitimacy. Our findings show the effects of IO design on the ability of states to effectively participate in IO policymaking processes. 3/3 link.springer.com/article/10.1...

We show that this system can pose a challenge for small states to raise their voices as they push the IMF to address climate change, but when they get to lead their proxy groups, they can be just as forceful as powerful states in advancing their preferences. 2/3

Love a silence procedure!