Amrita NarlikarCambridge University Press, 5/6/2010EAN 9780521130677, ISBN10: 0521130670Paperback, 336 pages, 22.9 x 15.2 x 1.9 cmLanguage: EnglishDeadlocks 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 NarlikarPart I. Disciplinary Insights1. The politics of deadlock Andrew Gamble2. From Bretton Woods to Havanamultilateral deadlocks in historical perspective Martin Daunton3. Talking one's ways out of strikes William Brown4. Litigating the way out of deadlockthe WTO, the EU and the UN Markus W. GehringPart II. Case Studies5. Transatlantic intransigence in the Doha Rounddomestic politics and the difficulty of compromise Alasdair R. Young6. Know the enemyuncertainty and deadlock in the WTO Amrita Narlikar and Pieter van Houten7. Entering the zone of agreementthe United States in climate change negotiations Sevasti-Eleni Vezirgiannidou8. The role of informal negotiation processes in breaking deadlocksthe UN Security Council Jochen Prantl9. Negotiating international policies on Kosovo Pieter van Houten10. Beyond negotiation deadlocksthe importance of mediation and leadership change Jacob Bercovitch and Carmela LutmarConclusion. Case studies as evidencelessons learned Daniel Druckman and Amrita Narlikar.
