International organizations (IOs) are perceived as increasingly important, yet also severely challenged actors in world politics. How authoritative IOs, how do they exercise authority, and has their authority evolved over time? The Authority Database (IAD) offers a novel measure of IO built from several aspects an IO’s institutional design. We provide systematic data on IOs across seven policy ...

he story is told of a young boy who returned home from church one Sunday morning and, over lunch, talked with his parents about the events of the day. “And what did you study in Sunday school today, John?” asked his mother. “We learned about Daniel,” he replied, “about Daniel and his houses.” The devout lady knew quite a bit about the book of Daniel, but she had never heard of Daniel’s houses. ...

The paper provides a model where authority relaionships are founded on reputation. The viability of authority is the result of subordinates’ free-riding on each other’s challenges, reducing the frequency of challenges, and making reputation worth defending. The party with authority secures subordinates’ compliance through the payment of rents to influence the extent of their failure to act coll...

I would like to know why I feel like crying when I speak to figures of authority. It happens most often when there is a serious subject to discuss; however, it has happened when talking about good things, too. It has happened when talking to my parents, grandparents, boss, and teachers. The common factor is that I see them as figures of authority and we are discussing me. I can talk with these ...

I would like to know why I feel like crying when I speak to figures of authority. It happens most often when there is a serious subject to discuss; however, it has happened when talking about good things, too. It has happened when talking to my parents, grandparents, boss, and teachers. The common factor is that I see them as figures of authority and we are discussing me. I can talk with these ...

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