Contents -- Preface -- List of Acronyms -- 1 The Role and Relevance of International Bureaucracies: Setting the Stage -- 2 Understanding International Bureaucracies: Taking Stock -- 3 Studying the Influence of International Bureaucracies: A Conceptual Framework -- 4 The OECD Environment Directorate: The Art of Persuasion and Its Limitations -- 5 The World Bank: Making the Business Case for the Environment -- 6 The Secretariat of the International Maritime Organization: A Tanker for Tankers -- 7 The Secretariat of the United Nations Environment Programme: Tangled Up in Blue -- 8 The Secretariat of the Global Environment Facility: From Network to Bureaucracy -- 9 The Ozone Secretariat: The Good Shepherd of Ozone Politics -- 10 The Climate Secretariat: Making a Living in a Straitjacket -- 11 The Biodiversity Secretariat: Lean Shark in Troubled Waters -- 12 The Desertification Secretariat: A Castle Made of Sand -- 13 The Influence of International Bureaucracies in World Politics: Findings from the MANUS Research Program -- Contributors -- Index.