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Die Idee des Religionskrieges gewann erst in zeitgenössischen, politischen Debatten an Bedeutung. Frankreich und die Kriege Ludwigs XIV. nahmen eine entscheidende Rolle in der Religionskriegsdebatte ein, die ohne die Person und die Politik des französischen Königs undenkbar erschien. Das Buch arbeitet heraus, wie ein Diskurs, ein Geschichtsbild und eine Epocheneinteilung des Phänomens entstanden sind. Zu diesem Zweck betrachtet es drei zentrale konfessionelle Konfliktherde, die für die Religionskriegsdebatte entscheidend sind: Frankreich, England und das Heilige Römische Reich. Die Debatte gewann schließlich durch die Wahrnehmung der beiden letzten großen Kriege Ludwigs XIV. eine gesamteuropäische Dimension.

This paper analyzes whether nation-state governments can increase their credibility by becoming members of international organizations. Credibility is an important asset because it determines the real interest rate and is expected to have an important impact on investment and growth. It is hypothesized that the degree of delegation to international organizations can improve the credibility of nation-state governments. This hypothesis is tested by introducing three new indicators for international delegation. On the basis of panel data for up to 136 countries and the time period from 1984 to 2004, membership in international organizations is significantly and robustly linked with better credibility, here proxied for by country risk ratings. Two more results stand out: the longer a country has had a high level of membership, the higher its credibility, ceteris paribus; and: the credibility-enhancing effect is strongest in countries whose domestic institutions are weak.

This paper analyzes whether nation-state governments can increase their credibility by becoming members of international organizations. Credibility is an important asset because it determines the real interest rate and is expected to have an important impact on investment and growth. It is hypothesized that the degree of delegation to international organizations can improve the credibility of nation-state governments. This hypothesis is tested by introducing three new indicators for international delegation. On the basis of panel data for up to 136 countries and the time period from 1984 to 2004, membership in international organizations is significantly and robustly linked with better credibility, here proxied for by country risk ratings. Two more results stand out: the longer a country has had a high level of membership, the higher its credibility, ceteris paribus; and: the credibility-enhancing effect is strongest in countries whose domestic institutions are weak.

Based on extensive archival research, this book provides a new and stimulating history of international relations (IR) as an academic discipline. Contrary to traditional accounts, it argues that IR was not invented by Anglo-American men after the First World War. Nor was it divided into neat theoretical camps. To appreciate the twists and turns of early IR scholarship, the book follows a diverse group of men and women from across Europe and beyond who pioneered the field since 1914. Like architects, they built a set of institutions (university departments, journals, libraries, etc.), but they also designed plans for a new world order (draft treaties, petitions, political commentary, etc.). To achieve these goals, they interacted closely with the League of Nations and its bodies for intellectual cooperation, until the Second World War put an end to their endeavour. Their story raises broader questions about the status of IR well beyond the inter-war period.