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Research Handbook on NATO

Research Handbook on NATO

Author: Sebastian Mayer
Publisher: Edward Elgar Publishing
ISBN: 9781839103384
Published In: July 2023
Format: Hardback
Jurisdiction: U.K. ? Disclaimer:
Countri(es) stated herein are used as reference only

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This timely Research Handbook provides novel insights into the institutional complexities of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO). Through a defined focus on the post-Cold War evolution of NATO, it provides various theoretical perspectives on the Alliance and assesses wider research efforts within NATO studies.

Written by thirty renowned international scholars and practitioners, chapters provide multidisciplinary insights into NATO’s legal and political developments. They examine existing research ventures within NATO scholarship, as well as potential future methodological advancements. The Research Handbook looks closely at NATO’s political and military decision-making, its principles of governance and its key fields of action. It additionally offers a significant analysis of the organization’s stability and cohesion.

This comprehensive Research Handbook will be important for academics studying law, politics and international relations surveying the intricacies of regional organizations. It will be particularly beneficial for NATO practitioners and for researchers endeavouring to further the field of NATO studies.

Preface xv

List of abbreviations xvii

Introduction: NATO as an object of research 1

Sebastian Mayer

PART I. THEORIES AND APPROACHES

Realism 21

Luca Ratti

Institutionalism 36

Sebastian Mayer

Economic theory 52

Shintaro Nakagawa, Toshihiro Ihori and Martin C. McGuire

Social constructivism 69