International Crisis Management

Part One: Problem definition and framework of analysis

1. Introduction and plan of the book

1. 1 The double political problem of international crisis management

1. 2 Preconditions versus 'criteria for intervention'

1. 3 Research questions and methodology

1. 4 Defining the key terms: ambiguities and conundrums

2. Elements of change

2. 1 The twin processes of normalisation and domestication

2. 2 Process and principles of self-organisation

2. 3 On the nature of the crisis

3. Three propositions

3. 1 States are sovereign, only marginally free

3. 2 The imperative of cooperation

3. 3 All states are constrained

Part Two: The case studies: a comparative analysis

4. Changing the rules:Belgium and the Netherlands

4. 1 Belgium

4. 2 The Netherlands

4. 3 Concluding remarks

5. The imperative of consensus: Denmark and Norway

5. 1 Denmark

5. 2 Norway

5. 3 Concluding remarks

6. The dominant government: the United Kingdom, France and Spain

6. 1 The United Kingdom

6. 2 France

6. 3 Spain

6. 4 Concluding remarks

7. The dominant parliament: Germany and Italy

7. 1 Germany

7. 2 Italy

7. 3 Concluding remarks

Part Three: Comparative analysis and conclusions

8. National preconditions and multinational action

8. 1 Nature and charactersistics of the national decision-making process

8. 2 Do participation decisions fit a general pattern?

8. 3 How and why do governments precondition their participation?

8. 4 What are the consequences for multinational action?

9. The relation between government and parliament

9. 1 Binding the government

9. 2 Obtaining and sustaining domestic support

9. 3 Does national decision-making improve if preconditions are formalised?

9. 4 Parliamentary scrutiny and evaluation

9. 5 Parliament as a democratic learning mechanism

Annex. The review framework of the Netherlands