Transforming International Institutions masterfully demonstrates how minor changes in United Nations funding rules had major unanticipated consequences; ultimately granting individual donor states substantial policy influence over UN agencies. Professor Graham's book makes important contributions to international relations theory and it is deeply grounded in history. But the book will also appeal to students and policy makers who are interested in better understanding how donor money has gradually become such an important determinant of what UN agencies do and don't do.
Erin R. Graham is Associate Professor of Global Affairs and Faculty Fellow at the Pulte Institute for Global Development at the University of Notre Dame, USA. She received her PhD from The Ohio State University and held positions at Perry World House at the University of Pennsylvania and the Niehaus Center for Globalization and Governance at Princeton University. Her research focuses on international institutions and is published in International Organization, the Journal of Politics, International Studies Quarterly, the European Journal of International Relations, and other outlets.