Theorising NATO: New perspectives on the Atlantic alliance (Routledge/ECPR Studies in European Political Science)

Scholarship on NATO is often preoccupied with key episodes in the development of the organisation and so, for the most part, has remained inattentive to theory. This book addresses that gap in the literature. It provides a comprehensive analysis of NATO through a range of theoretical perspectives that includes realism, liberalism and constructivism, and lesser-known approaches centred on learning, public goods, securitisation and risk. Focusing on NATO’s post-Cold War development, it considers the conceptualisation, purpose and future of the Alliance. This bookwill be of interest to students and scholars of international organisation, international relations, security and European Politics. 1. Introduction : is NATO a theory-free zone? / Mark Webber -- 2. Theorising NATO / Adrian Hyde-Price -- 3. NATO and the European security system : a neo-realist analysis / Adrian Hyde-Price -- 4. Neo-classical realism and alliance politics / James Sperling -- 5. NATO and institutional theories of international relations / Frank Schimmelfennig -- 6. NATO and liberal international relations theory / Benjamin Pohl -- 7. Understanding NATO through constructivist theorising / Trine Flockhart -- 8. Securitisation theory and the evolution of NATO / Gabi Schlag -- 9. NATO and the risk society : modes of alliance representation since 1991 / Michael John Williams -- 10. NATO : a public goods provider / Jens Ringsmose -- 11. Learning the hard way : NATO's civil-military cooperation / Jorg Noll and Sebastiaan Rietjens "Scholarship on NATO is often preoccupied with key developments in the development of the organization and so, for the most part, has remained inattentive to theory. This book addresses that gap in the literature. It provides a comprehensive analysis of NATO throug a range of theoretical perspectives that includes realism, liberalism, and constructivism, and lesser-known approaches cenred on learning, public goodsl securitisation and risk. Focusing on NATO's post-Cold-War development, it considers the conceptualisation, purpose, and future of the Alliance. This book will be of interest to students and scholars of international organisation, international relations, security, and European politics." Scholarship on NATO is often preoccupied with key episodes in the development of the organisation and so, for the most part, has remained inattentive to theory. This book addresses that gap in the literature. It provides a comprehensive analysis of NATO through a range of theoretical perspectives that includes realism, liberalism and constructivism, and lesser-known approaches centred on learning, public goods, securitisation and risk. Focusing on NATO's post-Cold War development, it considers the conceptualisation, purpose and future of the Alliance.This book will be of interest to students and scholars of international organisation, international relations, security and European Politics. Scholarship on NATO is often preoccupied with key episodes in the development of the organisation and so, for the most part, has remained inattentive to theory. This book addresses that gap in the literature. It provides a comprehensive analysis of NATO through a range of theoretical perspectives that includes realism, liberalism and constructivism, and lesser-known approaches centred on learning, public goods, securitisation and risk. Focusing on NATOs post-Cold War development, it considers the conceptualisation, purpose and future of the Alliance. This book will be of interest to students and scholars of international organisation, international relations, security and European Politics. Edited By Mark Webber And Adrian Hyde-price. Includes Bibliographical References And Index.