ABSTRACT

Chapter 7 concludes this book on depoliticization and IO apolitical claims. The objective of this last chapter is three-fold: it shows how addressing depoliticization practices and logics sheds light on how IOs operate and their role in global politics; it identifies a series of limits to the depoliticizing moves performed by and within IOs that reinforce the political character of IO action; finally, it suggests future avenues of research to deepen our understanding of IO politics and depoliticization processes.