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alliance

vr.tr.alliance · SOC.ORG

Let an agent explain alliances by type and purpose, describe specific alliances with sourced information, and support forming and managing alliances at a general level.

Thing Registry Society, people and institutions

Research draft, second pass

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Purpose and description

Let an agent explain alliances by type and purpose, describe specific alliances with sourced information, and support forming and managing alliances at a general level.

A formal association of organisations, states or people that agree to cooperate for shared purposes, such as military alliances, political coalitions, business and shipping alliances, currency unions, library networks and non-profit coalitions; alliances are defined by agreements that set obligations, governance and duration.

What it is for: Cooperation between independent parties for shared goals.

It can be classify an alliance by type; describe members, purpose and obligations; explain governance and exit rules; support forming an alliance.

Distinguishing features

Independent members

Formal agreement

Shared purpose

Defined governance

What it looks like

Not physical; treaties, agreements and joint bodies.

How it is recognised

Agreement between independent parties

Shared purpose and obligations

A merger creates one entity; an alliance keeps members separate

Related models

is a kind of - category

organization

is related to - other cooperative form

cooperative

is related to - business members

privately held company

is governed by - for state alliances

treaty

In practice

Families and kinds

military and defence alliances

political and electoral coalitions

business, airline and shipping alliances

currency and economic unions

networks such as library and non-profit alliances

Standards and regulation

Treaty law for state alliances

Competition law for business alliances

Association law for networks

Failure modes and hazards

Unclear obligations

Anti-competitive conduct

Free riding and defection

Also called

library district of the United Stateslibrary networkNon-Profit Industrial Complexcurrency unionexchange allianceshipping allianceintelligence allianceuniversity alliancestrategic allianceWiki allianceConsortiumProtective AssociationHoly Leaguebusiness allianceSubsidiary alliancecovenantpolitical alliancekuni-ikkiallyshipSBN hublibrary network in Finlandeconomic and monetary unionbrand allianceCovenant of God in Islam

Where this came from

wikidata · CC0 1.0

Source repository Registry entry point

Also registered as vr.tr.alliance

Drafted structure

Bundle to layer to finding to question, as the second pass will find it: 4 bundles · 8 layers · 8 findings · 16 questions.

Identify Which alliance.

Type and purpose.

Type

Alliance type.

Type

Type.

  1. What type of alliance is this, and what is its purpose, according to its founding agreement? provenance
  2. Who are its members? provenance

Obligations

What members owe.

Obligations

Obligations.

  1. What obligations and benefits does membership carry? provenance
  2. How are decisions made? provenance
States International alliances.

Neutral description.

Defence

Defence alliances.

Defence

Defence alliances.

  1. What does this defence alliance commit members to, at the level of public treaty text? provenance
  2. How is it described by members and critics, with attribution? boundary

Economic

Economic unions.

Economic

Economic unions.

  1. How does this currency or economic union work? provenance
  2. What are its rules for joining and leaving? provenance
Business Commercial alliances.

Cooperation within the law.

Models

Airline and shipping alliances.

Models

Business alliances.

  1. How do airline, shipping or exchange alliances operate, and what do they offer customers? provenance
  2. Which competition rules apply? provenance

Form

Forming an alliance.

Form

Forming.

  1. What should an alliance agreement cover, in general terms? action
  2. Is legal advice needed? boundary
Networks Civic and library networks.

Shared services.

Library

Library networks.

Library

Library networks.

  1. How do library networks and districts share resources? provenance
  2. How can a library join? provenance

Non-profit

Non-profit coalitions.

Non-profit

Non-profit coalitions.

  1. How do non-profit alliances coordinate advocacy and services? provenance
  2. Are critiques of the sector attributed neutrally? boundary

What the second pass must settle

  • Should each alliance type be a separate entry?
  • How should membership data be linked?
  • How should competition rules be localised?
Draft as JSON