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Mengelberg, S.N. (2021)

Permanent change? the paths of change of the European security organizations

Doctoral Thesis
Permanent Change? The Paths of Change of the European Security Organizations
In recent years, the post-war multilateral system and the European security architecture, containing the OSCE, NATO and the EU, have come under scrutiny. However, these organizations have changed for more than seventy years and survived many crises. Hence, the focus of this research is the analysis of the paths of change, defined as broadening, widening and deepening.
Though the European security organizations have been analysed more often, this research distinguishes itself by not only analysing these paths separately, but also by comparing them to one another and devoting attention to their possible interrelationship. The rationale behind this research is on the one hand the current crisis in the multilateral world order and on the other hand the absence of a coherent, theoretically inspired description and analysis of these changes.
The main conclusion drawn is that the European security...Show morePermanent Change? The Paths of Change of the European Security Organizations
In recent years, the post-war multilateral system and the European security architecture, containing the OSCE, NATO and the EU, have come under scrutiny. However, these organizations have changed for more than seventy years and survived many crises. Hence, the focus of this research is the analysis of the paths of change, defined as broadening, widening and deepening.
Though the European security organizations have been analysed more often, this research distinguishes itself by not only analysing these paths separately, but also by comparing them to one another and devoting attention to their possible interrelationship. The rationale behind this research is on the one hand the current crisis in the multilateral world order and on the other hand the absence of a coherent, theoretically inspired description and analysis of these changes.
The main conclusion drawn is that the European security architecture did not result in the formerly held idea of a division of labour solely instigated by states to prevent competition and rivalry. This architecture has become a differentiated construction and changed into a hybrid architecture with complementary and even mutually interdependent organizations.
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European security architecture
Security organization
NATO
EU
EU CSDP
OSCE
Collective defence
Collective security
All authors
Mengelberg, S.N.
Supervisor
Wijk, R. de; Frerks, G.
Committee
Biscop, S.; Koops, J.A.; Brinkel, T.B.F.M.; Van Willigen, N.J.G.; Crump, L.C.; Vanhoonacker, S.M.R.L.
Qualification
Doctor (dr.)
Awarding Institution
Institute of Security and Global Affairs (ISGA), Faculty of Governance and Global Affairs, Leiden University
Date
2021-04-15
ISBN (print)
9789493124110