Special Issue - Time and Space in the Study of International Organizations

This special issue applies an original lens to an overlooked aspect of international organizations (IO) research, bringing (temporary) findings, but also suggesting multiple avenues for further research. It considers IOs as co-constitutive of multilateralism and investigates three main questions: (i) How are IOs influenced by time and space? (ii) How are time and space experienced within IOs? (iii) How do IOs influence time and space around them? Targeting Global Policy's broad and diverse audience, the issue's articles address both IO scholars and practitioners, encouraging them to reflect on their everyday experience of IOs and daily professional practices. Through its broad focus, it also intends to nourish ongoing discussions on the politics of time and space more broadly.

Special Issue Articles

Time and space in the study of international organizations: An introduction - Lucile Maertens, Leah R. Kimber, Fanny Badache, Emilie Dairon

Experiencing Time and Space within the United Nations - Leah R. Kimber, Lucile Maertens

Understanding International Organizations’ Headquarters as Ecosystems: The Case of Geneva - Emilie Dairon, Fanny Badache

Focal Times and Spaces: How Ethnography Foregrounds the Spatiotemporality of International Organizations and Global Governance - Julian Eckl

'Your Own Space and Time': Spatiality and Temporality in the Study of the International Organisations of the Middle East - James Worrall

Understanding Change in International Organizations Across Time and Spaces: The Rise of UN Country Teams - Luciana Campos

Humanitarian Planning and Localised Temporalities: The Haitian Case - Jan Verlin

Controversial Practices: Tracing the Proceduralization of the IPCC in Time and Space - Kari De Pryck