ABSTRACT
This chapter focuses on a particular issue, such as the environment, human rights, or war crimes. It also focuses on a particular actor within the international system, including international governmental organizations, nongovernmental organizations, and multinational corporations. For those interested in international law and the bodies that are involved in the development of international legal frameworks, a final area of research could be international organizations such as the World Court. In addition to international conflict, United States' foreign policy, and international political economy a fourth major area of study in international relations is international organization and international law. Finnemore looks at this when writing about new state bureaucracies, but you might want to apply her framework to international organizations. States join international organizations because of ideas from outside the state about what is right or proper. These ideas can be fostered by individuals, international organizations, NGOs, and other states.
