Engagement of Middle Powers with International Organizations: A Social Network Analysis of MIKTA

This article uses Social Network Analysis to explain the relationships between middle power MIKTA states and International Organizations. It investigates how social network dynamics shape these countries’ patterns of interaction with seven IOs and questions how they may utilize their networked connections to generate influence within global governance. To do so, the study maps the positional configurations of MIKTA members across organizational networks via a four-criteria framework: institutional and legal depth; political-diplomatic intensity; bureaucratic and operational integration; and project and funding depth. The findings demonstrate that member states are situated in differentiated positions within the multilayered networks of IOs, converging within institutions located at the core of the global system while developing more selective and diversified engagement strategies across regional and alternative platforms.