ABSTRACT
The relationship between international organisations (IOs) and member states is going through a process of organisational restructuring as digital integration leans towards the breaking down of institutional barriers and the disruption of traditional boundaries of power, authority, and hierarchy. The relationship between IOs and member states is also going through a process of organisational restructuring as digital integration leans towards the breaking down of institutional barriers and the disruption of traditional boundaries of power, authority, and hierarchy. The difference between them lies with an IO’s ability to locate knowledge relevant for its digital integration efforts. A weak blind spot could be the result, for instance, of taking for granted the “participatory culture” of previous digital eras. The speed of the process of digital transformation may catch IOs off-guard primarily because of their digitally asynchronous organisational culture. The ubiquity of digital tools could also accentuate some of the problematic aspects of the digital revolution affecting IOs.
