Time to React: The Efficiency of International Organizations in Crisis Response

273 Pages·2014·1.666 MB·English

by  Heidi Hardt

Time to React
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Time to React
THE EFFICIENCY OF INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS
IN CRISIS RESPONSE
Heidi Hardt

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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Hardt, Heidi, 1983-
Time to react: the efficiency of international organizations in crisis response / Heidi Hardt.
p. cm.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN 978–0–19–933711–8 (hardback)
1. Crisis management. 2. Conflict management. 3. International organizations. I. Title.
HD49.H366 2014
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Th is book is dedicated to my parents, whose words and
actions inspire me to keep an open mind and an open heart.
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Table of Contents

Acknowledgements ix
1. Introduction 1
2. Why Speed of Response Matters  30
3. Diff erences in Organization Response Rates 54
4. Institutional Design in Crisis Decision-Making 72
5. Th e Impact of Unspoken Rules and Interpersonal Relations 90
6. Informal Norms: Barriers and Facilitators 130
7. Informal Relations: Friends and Foes 165
8. Conclusion 197
appendix 2 15
notes 219
references 2 31
index 2 45
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Acknowledgments

In writing this book, I have benefi ted from the advice, feedback, and support of an array
of people that I am eager to acknowledge.
First, this book would not be possible if it were not for the hours that my PhD advisor,
Cédric Dupont, invested in reading, critiquing, and commenting on my ideas and chap-
ters. I am particularly grateful for his fl exibility in communicating with me as I worked
on this project from three continents and we corresponded by phone, Skype, and email.
My dissertation committee off ered invaluable feedback, fi rst on the thesis and subse-
quently on how to revise it into a book. I wish to thank Tom Biersteker, Page Fortna, and
Th ierry Tardy for all of their time, eff ort, and support throughout the process of creating
this book. Th ank you also to Spyros Economides and Jolyon Howorth, whose insights on
European security proved invaluable.
Second, I remain indebted to acquisitions editor Angela Chnapko for her judicious
and poignant comments on the manuscript, as well as her feedback on my ideas for an
appropriate title for this book. Th e comments provided by the two anonymous review-
ers narrowed in on the areas that needed clarifi cation and editing, and I appreciate
their words of wisdom. Th ank you also to the editorial and production team at Oxford
University Press for their thorough examination of the manuscript.
Th ird, the fi eldwork that I carried out in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, was possible thanks
to the help of friends Yodit Beyene and Mickey Marakey, who were critical in helping
me with logistics and, on top of it, made the experience a wonderful one. I continue to
value the advice that Paul Williams off ered on my research at the African Union. Equally,
I thank Dana Manescu for her kindness and hospitality during my fi eldwork in Brussels,
and I thank Tom Lammel for treating me like family during my fi eldwork in Vienna.
I am especially grateful to Cary Stanford and Zoë Randol for the hospitality that they
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