Coping with Caveats in Coalition Warfare

An Empirical Research Program
1. Auflage 2019
ISBN: 978-3-319-92518-9
Verlag: Springer International Publishing

Buch, Englisch, 281 Seiten, Format (B × H): 153 mm x 216 mm, Gewicht: 503 g

This book develops a framework for analysis, and a set of research strategies, to better understand the conditions and mechanisms involved in the considerable use of caveats by states contributing militarily to coalition operations. In the professional language of military servicemen, security analysts and decision-makers, “caveats” refers to the reservations on the use of force states put on their military contingents as a precondition to participate in particular multinational enforcement operations. Such understood caveats are an instrument of statecraft and foreign policy. However, caveats also are a potential threat to the integrity and military effectiveness of the coalition force in question, and, further down the road, an erosion on the fabric of security alliances. This volume is ideal for audiences interested in military and defence studies, security studies and coalition warfare.

Zielgruppe

Research

Autoren/Hrsg.

Fermann, Gunnar

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Internationale Beziehungen
• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Militärwesen Nationale und Internationale Sicherheits- und Verteidigungspolitik
• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Regierungspolitik Außenpolitik

Inhaltsverzeichnis

1. Ch. 1 Making sense of the politics of caveats.- 2. Ch. 2 Caveats – a case of what?.- 3. Ch. 3 Regulation of use of force in military organization and coalition forces.- 4. Ch. 4 Preparing the concept of caveats for empirical research.- 5. Ch. 5 The epistemological function of Foreign Policy Analysis in the empirical research program.- 6. Ch. 6 The essence of Foreign Policy Analysis (i): Modeling the foreign policy-making and implementing processes.- 7. Ch. 7 The essence of Foreign Policy Analysis (ii): Exploiting political theory at multiple levels of analyses to explain foreign policy-making processes and outcomes.- 8. Ch. 8 Alliance politics dynamics.- 9. Ch. 9 Domestic and governmental politics.- 10. Ch. 10 Politics of implementation.- 11. Ch. 11 Considerations and recommendations for the gathering and analyses of data.- 12. Ch. 12 Recapitulations and contributions

Über Autor(innen)

Gunnar Fermann is Associate Professor at the Department for Sociology and Political Science, Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU), Norway. Previously, he was Visiting Scholar at the Weatherhead Center for International Affairs, Harvard University, USA.