Benjamin Daßler is a Researcher at LMU Munich at the Geschwister-Scholl Institute for Political Science. At the GSI, he works at the chair for Global Governance and Public Policy. He received his PhD from LMU Munich in 2020. He holds a postgraduate degree in Political Science from LMU Munich and an undergraduate degree in Social Science from the University of Augsburg.

• 1. Introduction


• 1: Institutional Centralization/Decentralization in International Regime Complexes


• 2. Theoretical Framework


• 2: Rallying Together or Drifting Apart? Toward a Comparative Perspective on Institutional Topologies Underlying International Regime Complexes


• 3: Theorizing Institutional Topologies in International Regime Complexes


• 3. Empirical Analysis


• 4: Preparing the Ground: Operationalization, Research Design, and Empirical Strategy


• 5: Excludability/Nonexcludability and Institutional Topologies in the Regime Complexes of Tax Avoidance and Intellectual Property


• 6: The Benefits and Disadvantages of Large-scale Cooperation-Network Effects and the Topologies of the Regime Complexes of Financial Stability and Development Aid


• 7: Diminishing Barriers to Entry and the Gradual Decentralization of Institutional Topologies in the Energy Regime Complex


• 4. Reflections and Conclusions


• 8: The Moderating Effect of Market Characteristics on Institutionalization Processes in Regime Complexes


• 9: Conclusion-Summary, Reflections and Outlook

The Institutional Topology of International Regime Complexes: Mapping Inter-Institutional Structures in Global Governance provides a systematic conceptualization and explanation of the evolution of varying institutional topologies underlying regime complexes.