International crisis management : the approach of European states
Over the past fifty years, crisis management has become essential to achieving and maintaining national security. This book offers a comparative analysis of the preconditions and constraints nine European states place on their participation in international crisis management operations and the important consequences of such decisions, and provides a theoretical framework to help the reader understand this complex decision-making process
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9780203001264, 9780415354554, 9786610102518, 9781134326020, 9781134326037, 9781280102516, 0203001265, 0415354552, 6610102511, 1134326025, 1134326033, 1280102519
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Introduction and plan of the book
The double political problem of international crisis management
Preconditions versus 'criteria for intervention'
Research questions and methodology
Defining the key terms: ambiguities and conundrums
Elements of change
The twin processes of normalisation and domestication
Process and principles of self-organisation
On the nature of the crisis
Three propositions
States are sovereign, only marginally free
The imperative of cooperation
All states are constrained
The case studies: a comparative analysis
Changing the rules: Belgium and the Netherlands
Belgium
The Netherlands
Concluding remarks
The imperative of consensus: Denmark and Norway
Denmark
Norway
Concluding remarks
The dominant government: the United Kingdom, France and Spain
The United Kingdom
France
Spain
Concluding remarks
The dominant parliament: Germany and Italy
Germany
Italy
Concluding remarks
Comparative analysis and conclusions
National preconditions and multinational action Nature and characteristics of the national decision-making process
Do participation decisions fit a general pattern?
How and why do governments precondition their participation?
What are the consequences for multinational action?
The relation between government and parliament
Binding the government
Obtaining and sustaining domestic support
Does national decision-making improve if preconditions are formalised?
Parliamentary scrutiny and evaluation
Parliament as a democratic learning mechanism
Annex.: The review framework of the Netherlands
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