International Institutions Influence on Domestic Spheres: The Case of Croatia

Abstract: Starting with the League of Nation founded after the World War One, international institutions emerge and develop quickly once people and their countries recognize the importance of interstate cooperation. Nowadays, most international organizations are constructed and driven by their member states. Some might conclude that only international organizations are influenced by their member countries. However, the possibility of international organizations having influence on their member states may also exist. This work aims to explore this possibility. It uses the case of Croatia as a member of the World Trade Organization (WTO) as the case to study and evaluate the possible impact of the WTO on Croatias economy and politics. This essay focuses on how international institutions influence the domestic sphere of their member states, specifically in terms of reforms and policy changes. The study has concluded that the mechanisms of international institutions like the WTO are capable of encouraging cooperation between countries and facilitating development within member states.