Overview

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.

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Author:   S. Mayer
Publisher:   Palgrave Macmillan
Imprint:   Palgrave Macmillan
Dimensions:   Width: 14.00cm , Height: 2.40cm , Length: 21.60cm
Weight:   5.416kg
ISBN:  

9781137330291

ISBN 10:   1137330295
Pages:   334
Publication Date:   22 August 2014
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

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

Reviews

""In this well-crafted volume, Sebastian Mayer has assembled a distinguished group of experts to explore in unprecedented detail how NATO's bureaucracy and decision-making have changed since the cold war and with what implications for transatlantic security.""- John S. Duffield, Professor, Georgia State University, USA ""This extraordinary volume brings together many of the top NATO experts from both sides of the Atlantic. It covers the full range of issues, from the history of NATO to its post-Cold War evolution, the role of the Secretary General, relations with NGOs and more. Anyone who wants to understand NATO's transformation must read this book."" - James Goldgeier, Professor, American University, USA ""This volume offers an innovative analytical perspective on NATO. Taking the Alliance seriously as a complex institution and administration of security governance, the chapters describe important aspects of NATO's post-Cold War institutional transformation and explore their driving forces and limits of institutional development. Essential reading for anyone interested in understanding how NATO works and in looking beyond the superficial debate on 'NATO's decline'."" - Frank Schimmelfennig, Professor, Swiss Federal Institute of Technology, Switzerland ""This excellent book brings together valuable and path-breaking analyses of the neglected topic of decision-making in NATO, including the Alliance's relations with partner nations and organizations.""- David Yost, Professor, U.S. Naval Postgraduate School, USA

In this well-crafted volume, Sebastian Mayer has assembled a distinguished group of experts to explore in unprecedented detail how NATO's bureaucracy and decision-making have changed since the cold war and with what implications for transatlantic security. - John Duffield, Professor, Georgia State University, USA This extraordinary volume brings together many of the top NATO experts from both sides of the Atlantic. It covers the full range of issues, from the history of NATO to its post-Cold War evolution, the role of the Secretary General, relations with NGOs and more. Anyone who wants to understand NATO's transformation must read this book. - James Goldgeier, Professor, American University, USA This volume offers an innovative analytical perspective on NATO. Taking the Alliance NATO seriously as a complex institution and administration of security governance, the chapters describe important aspects of NATO's post-Cold War institutional transformation and explore their driving forces and limits of institutional development. Essential reading for anyone interested in understanding how NATO works and in looking beyond the superficial debate on 'NATO's decline'. - Frank Schimmelfennig, Professor, Swiss Federal Institute of Technology, Switzerland This excellent book brings together valuable and path-breaking analyses of the neglected topic of decision-making in NATO, including the Alliance's relations with partner nations and organizations. - David Yost, Professor, U.S. Naval Postgraduate School, USA

In this well-crafted volume, Sebastian Mayer has assembled a distinguished group of experts to explore in unprecedented detail how NATO's bureaucracy and decision-making have changed since the cold war and with what implications for transatlantic security. - John S. Duffield, Professor, Georgia State University, USA This extraordinary volume brings together many of the top NATO experts from both sides of the Atlantic. It covers the full range of issues, from the history of NATO to its post-Cold War evolution, the role of the Secretary General, relations with NGOs and more. Anyone who wants to understand NATO's transformation must read this book. - James Goldgeier, Professor, American University, USA This volume offers an innovative analytical perspective on NATO. Taking the Alliance seriously as a complex institution and administration of security governance, the chapters describe important aspects of NATO's post-Cold War institutional transformation and explore their driving forces and limits of institutional development. Essential reading for anyone interested in understanding how NATO works and in looking beyond the superficial debate on 'NATO's decline'. - Frank Schimmelfennig, Professor, Swiss Federal Institute of Technology, Switzerland This excellent book brings together valuable and path-breaking analyses of the neglected topic of decision-making in NATO, including the Alliance's relations with partner nations and organizations. - David Yost, Professor, U.S. Naval Postgraduate School, USA

Author Information

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

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