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.
Inhaltsangabe:
  • Foreword Finn LaursenPreface / Roberto Dominguez
  • Chapter 1. Introduction: the OSCE as a security provider Roberto Dominguez. Theories, security and the OSCE.
  • Chapter 2. Realist perspectives. The missed opportunity to create a pan-European collective security organization Giulio Venneri
  • Chapter 3. Institutionalist theories. The OSCE in the western Balkans Boyka Stefanova
  • Chapter 4. Social constructivism. Re-constructing European security (1965-1975) Pablo Toral
  • Chapter 5. Post-structuralism. Soft power as governmentality and normalization in the OSCE's role in Croatia Laura Zanotti
  • Chapter 6. The Copenhagen School. Societal security and the OSCE's human dimension Markus Thiel
  • Chapter 7. Soft power. The role of Canada in the OSCE Benjamin Zyla. The OSCE in the twenty-first century.
  • Chapter 8. The European architecture. OSCE, NATO, and the EU Maxime Larivé
  • Chapter 9. Conclusion: Interpreting the OSCE Roberto Dominguez.