NATO’s Post-Cold War Politics [electronic resource] : The Changing Provision of Security /
Mayer, S.editor.
This collection is the first book-length study of NATO's bureaucracy and decision-making after the Cold War and its analytical framework of 'internationalization' draws largely on neo-institutionalist insights.
Description based upon print version of record.
Cover; Contents; List of Tables and Figures; Acknowledgements; Notes on Contributors; List of Abbreviations and Acronyms; 1 Introduction: NATO as an Organization and Bureaucracy; Part I The Origins of NATO and Its Bureaucratic Development during the Cold War; 2 From London to Brussels: Emergence and Development of a Politico-Administrative System; 3 Institutionalizing NATO's Military Bureaucracy: The Making of an Integrated Chain of Command; Part II Changing Security Challenges and NATO's New Identity; 4 Post-Bipolar Challenges: New Visions and New Activities
5 Self-Presentation and Impression Management: NATO's New Public DiplomacyPart III NATO's Post-Cold War Bureaucracy, Consensus-Building, and Decision-Making; 6 NATO Decision-Making: The 'Consensus Rule' Endures Despite Challenges; 7 The Changing Role of NATO's Secretary General; 8 Coping with Complexity: Informal Political Forums at NATO's Headquarters; 9 Enduring Rules, Changing Practices: NATO's Post-Cold War Military Committee and International Military Staff; 10 Perfectly Flawed? The Evolution of NATO's Force Generation Process
11 The Impact of NATO's Defence Planning and Force Generation on Member StatesPart IV NATO's Relations with Third-Party Actors; 12 NATO's Troubled Relations with Partner Organizations: A Resource-Dependence Explanation; 13 In the Line of Fire: NATO-NGO Relations from Bosnia to Afghanistan; 14 Partners versus Members? NATO as an Arena for Coalitions; Part V External Power Structures and Global Security; 15 Informal Cooperation beyond the Alliance; 16 NATO's Transformation and Global Security; 17 Conclusion: NATO's Transformed Provision of Security
Timeline: NATO's Bureaucratic-Institutional Development since 1949Index
Includes bibliographical references and index.
This collection is the first book-length study of NATO's bureaucracy and decision-making after the Cold War and its analytical framework of 'internationalization' draws largely on neo-institutionalist insights.
North Atlantic Treaty Organization.
International relations.
Peace.
Politics and war.
International organization.
Political science.
World politics.
International Relations.
Conflict Studies.
Military and Defence Studies.
International Organization.
Political Science.
Political History.