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.

Autorentext
Rafael Biermann, University of Jena, Germany John R. Deni, Strategic Studies Institute, USA Mette Eilstrup-Sangiovanni, University of Cambridge, UK Trine Flockhart, Danish Institute for International Studies, Denmark Jo G. Gade, Norwegian Defence University College, Norway Janne Haaland Matláry, Norwegian Defence University College, Norway Ryan C. Hendrickson, Eastern Illinois University, USA Paal Sigurd Hilde, Norwegian Defence University College, Norway Sean Kay, Ohio Wesleyan University, USA Dieter Krüger, University of Potsdam, Germany Leo G. Michel, National Defense University, USA Magnus Petersson, Norwegian Institute for Defence Studies, Norway Gustav Schmidt, Ruhr-Universität Bochum, Germany Olaf Theiler, German Ministry of Defence, Germany Odette Tomescu-Hatto, Institut d'Etudes Politiques de Paris (Sciences Po), France Christian Tuschhoff, Free University Berlin, Germany M. J. Williams, University of London, UK

Inhalt

1. Introduction: NATO as an Organization and Bureaucracy; Sebastian Mayer 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; Gustav Schmidt 3. Institutionalizing NATO's Military Bureaucracy: The Making of an Integrated Chain of Command; Dieter Krüger PART II: CHANGING SECURITY CHALLENGES AND NATO'S NEW IDENTITY 4. Post-Bipolar Challenges: New Visions and New Activities; Trine Flockhart 5. Self-Presentation and Impression Management: NATO's New Public Diplomacy; Odette Tomescu-Hatto PART III: NATO'S POST-COLD WAR BUREAUCRACY, CONSENSUS-BUILDING, AND DECISION-MAKING 6. NATO Decision-Making: The 'Consensus Rule' Endures Despite Challenges; Leo G. Michel 7. The Changing Role of NATO's Secretary General; Ryan C. Hendrickson 8. Coping with Complexity: Informal Political Forums at NATO's Headquarters; Sebastian Mayer and Olaf Theiler 9. Enduring Rules, Changing Practices: NATO's Post-Cold War Military Committee and International Military Staff; Jo G. Gade and Paal Sigurd Hilde 10. Perfectly Flawed? The Evolution of NATO's Force Generation Process; John R. Deni 11. The Impact of NATO's Defence Planning and Force Generation on Member States; Christian Tuschhoff PART IV. NATO'S RELATIONS WITH THIRD-PARTY ACTORS 12. NATO's Troubled Relations with Partner Organizations. A Resource Dependence Explanation; Rafael Bierman 13. In the Line of Fire: NATO-NGO Relations from Bosnia to Afghanistan; M. J. Williams 14. Partners vs. Members? NATO as an Arena for Coalitions; Janne Haaland Matláry PART V: EXTERNAL POWER STRUCTURES AND GLOBAL SECURITY 15. Informal Cooperation Beyond the Alliance; Mette Eilstrup-Sangiovanni 16. NATO's Transformation and Global Security; Sean Kay and Magnus Petersson 17. Conclusion: NATO's Transformed Provision of Security; Sebastian Mayer