"International regimes are defined as 'sets of implicit or explicit rules, norms and decision making procedures' (Ruggie, 1975, 570; Krasner, 1983, 2), which are appropriate to introduce behavioral constraints on (souvereign) nation states 'around which actors' expectations converge (Krasner, 1983), thereby increasing transparency, reducing uncertainty about the range of expected behavior, and relaxing incentives for moral hazard (Keohane, 1984, 97)."

Schöne Definition von Heinz G. Preusse. Kann man ja vielleicht nochmal irgendwo gebrauchen.

Nachweis: Heinz G. Preusse, The New American Regionalism, Cheltenham, UK – Northampton, MA, USA: Edward Elgar, 2004, S. 4.
Die zitierten Werke sind: Robert O. Keohane, After Hegemony, Princeton UP, 1984; Stephen D. Krasner (Hg.), International Regimes, Ithaca, NY: Cornell UP, 1983; J.G. Ruggie, »International Responses to Technology: Concepts and Trends«, International Organization Jg. 29, H. 3, 1975, S. 557-584.