The OSCE: soft security for a hard world : competing theories for understanding the OSCE

This book explores why the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) remains a largely unknown entity as far as the general public are concerned, despite its significant day-to-day activity not only on the diplomatic front, but also via its 16 field operations. While the main achiev...

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Weitere Verfasser: Domínguez, Roberto (HerausgeberIn)
Format: Buch
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: Bruxelles Bern Berlin Frankfurt a. Main Wien[u.a.] : Lang, 2014
Mit dem übergeordneten Werk verknüpfte Titel:Euroclio 76
Zugriff auf das übergeordnete Werk:Euroclio
Schlagworte:European cooperation Security, International Conflict management Diplomatic negotiations in international disputes Leistungsfähigkeit Institution Militärische Kooperation Internationale Organisation Konfliktlösung Analyse mehr... Theorie Internationale Politik Einrichtung Systemanalyse Strukturalismus Politischer Realismus Konstruktivismus Soft Power Politisches Ziel Organisation für Sicherheit und Zusammenarbeit in Europa
Umfang:193 S.
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Zusammenfassung:This book explores why the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) remains a largely unknown entity as far as the general public are concerned, despite its significant day-to-day activity not only on the diplomatic front, but also via its 16 field operations. While the main achievement of its predecessor, the Conference for Security and Cooperation in Europe (CSCE), was to bridge the East-West divide in Europe during the Cold War, the CSCE was transformed into the OSCE in 1995 to respond to the various challenges generated by the emergence of a multipolar world. Ever since, the OSCE has been involved in diplomacy, empowered with instruments of persuasion rather than coercion. Is the OSCE a significant regional organization in dealing with international security? Has the OSCE been able to reinvent itself to face the post-Cold War world? What type of security is the OSCE providing to its member states? This book provides a variety of answers based on different theoretical perspectives and invites the reader to reflect on the nature of soft power within international relations."--page [4] of cover
Beschreibung:193 S. 220 mm x 150 mm
ISBN:287574108X
9782875741080