Why do states so frequently use IOs as vehicles of cooperation ?

Lecture 2: Why Do States Act Through IOs? Required Reading Abbott, Kenneth and Duncan Snidal, ‘Why States Act through Formal International Organizations’, Journal of Conflict Resolution Vol. 41 No.1 (1998), pp. 3-32. https://www.jstor.org/stable/pdf/174551.pdf Further Reading Jupille, Joseph, Walter Mattli and Duncan Snidal, Institutional Choice and Global Commerce, (New York: Cambridge University Press, 2013). Koremenos, Barbara, Charles Lipson and Duncan Snidal, ‘The Rational Design of International Institutions’, International Organization Vol. 55 No. 4 (2001), pp. 761-799. http://www.columbia.edu/itc/sipa/S6800/courseworks/RationalDesign.pdf Seminar 2: Why Do States Act Through IOs? Seminar Presentation and Required Reading Mearsheimer, John ‘The False Promise of International Institutions’, International Security Vol. 19 No. 3 (1994/1995), pp. 5-49. https://www.jstor.org/stable/2539078?seq=1#metadata_info_tab_contents

Seminar 2: Why Do States Act Through IOs? Seminar Presentation and Required Reading Mearsheimer, John ‘The False Promise of International Institutions’, International Security Vol. 19 No. 3 (1994/1995), pp. 5-49. https://www.jstor.org/stable/2539078?seq=1#metadata_info_tab_conten

please find above the the reading list guide to answer the research question, it must be followed strictly. i am also going to attach my lecture slides to serve as a guide. an empirical example must be used to backup your findings.