The Conditional Effects of State Attributes on Interest Convergence of IGO Member States.

This paper asks how state attributes affect the degree to which two states' interests converge as a result of interaction within intergovernmental organizations (IGOs). My previous research provides evidence that more interaction within IGOs is associated with greater interest convergence over time. However, not all pairs of states are expected to experience the same degree of convergence. In this paper, I propose that different types of similarity between two states can make state agents predisposed to the acceptance of new ideas from one another and thus enhance the degree to which intra-IGO interaction may lead to state interest convergence. Dyadic attributes hypothesized to condition the effects of interaction on interest convergence include regime type similarity and common culture. ..PAT.-Unpublished Manuscript [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]