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Governing the Baltic Sea Region at critical junctures (1991–2021): How do transnational and intergovernmental organizations cope with external regional change?

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  • Stefan Gänzle
  • Kristine Kern
  • Nina Tynkkynen

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Since the end of the East-West conflict, various intergovernmental and transnational organizations have collectively governed the Baltic Sea Region. Exploring key features of the organizational architecture of three such organizations – HELCOM, the Council of the Baltic Sea States, and the Union of Baltic Cities – we ask how their institutions evolved in the aftermath of critical junctures affecting the region over the past three decades. Findings show that specific-purpose organizations are robust with respect to changes than general-purpose organizations whereas general-purpose maybe less so. With growing geopolitical tensions and global turbulence, this finding holds lessons for the design of transnational cooperation in the future – and beyond the Baltic Sea Region.

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  • Stefan Gänzle & Kristine Kern & Nina Tynkkynen, 2023. "Governing the Baltic Sea Region at critical junctures (1991–2021): How do transnational and intergovernmental organizations cope with external regional change?," Journal of Baltic Studies, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 54(3), pages 421-442, July.
    • Handle: RePEc:taf:rbalxx:v:54:y:2023:i:3:p:421-442
    DOI: 10.1080/01629778.2022.2140356
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