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To Link or Not to Link? Agenda Change in International Bargaining

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Agendas shape the strategies states adopt in international bargaining and, therefore, the substantive nature of the resulting outcomes. They are also a dynamic feature of the process, as states add and subtract issues in order to shift the bargaining outcome in their favor. This article analyzes when and why states will use these different ‘issue-linkage’ strategies. Focusing on the effects of a successful agreement and the costs of failure, it highlights conditions under which states are likely to add or subtract issues from the bargaining agenda. It tests these arguments using an original dataset of the bargaining strategies states have adopted in climate-change negotiations. It concludes by highlighting the implications the argument has for understanding the outcomes of international negotiations.

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  • Mckibben, Heather Elko, 2016. "To Link or Not to Link? Agenda Change in International Bargaining," British Journal of Political Science, Cambridge University Press, vol. 46(2), pages 371-393, April.
    • Handle: RePEc:cup:bjposi:v:46:y:2016:i:02:p:371-393_00
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