Deadlocks in Multilateral Negotiations: Causes and Solutions
Cambridge University Press, 5/6/2010
EAN 9780521130677, ISBN10: 0521130670
Paperback, 336 pages, 22.9 x 15.2 x 1.9 cm
Language: English
Deadlocks are a feature of everyday life, as well as high politics. This volume focuses on the concept, causes, and consequences of deadlocks in multilateral settings, and analyses the types of strategies that could be used to break them. It commences with a definition of deadlock, hypothesises about its occurrence, and proposes solutions. Each chapter then makes an original contribution to the issue of deadlock – theoretical, methodological, or empirical – and further tests the original concepts and hypotheses, either theoretically or through case-study analysis, developing or altering them accordingly. This is a unique volume which provides an in-depth examination of the problem of deadlock and a more thorough understanding of specific negotiation problems than has ever been done before. It will be directly relevant to students, researchers, teachers, and scholars of negotiation and will also be of interest to practitioners involved in negotiation and diplomacy.
Introduction Amrita Narlikar
Part I. Disciplinary Insights
1. The politics of deadlock Andrew Gamble
2. From Bretton Woods to Havana
multilateral deadlocks in historical perspective Martin Daunton
3. Talking one's ways out of strikes William Brown
4. Litigating the way out of deadlock
the WTO, the EU and the UN Markus W. Gehring
Part II. Case Studies
5. Transatlantic intransigence in the Doha Round
domestic politics and the difficulty of compromise Alasdair R. Young
6. Know the enemy
uncertainty and deadlock in the WTO Amrita Narlikar and Pieter van Houten
7. Entering the zone of agreement
the United States in climate change negotiations Sevasti-Eleni Vezirgiannidou
8. The role of informal negotiation processes in breaking deadlocks
the UN Security Council Jochen Prantl
9. Negotiating international policies on Kosovo Pieter van Houten
10. Beyond negotiation deadlocks
the importance of mediation and leadership change Jacob Bercovitch and Carmela Lutmar
Conclusion. Case studies as evidence
lessons learned Daniel Druckman and Amrita Narlikar.