9/11 And The Design Of Counterterrorism Institutions

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How did the North European states react to the terrorist attacks in the United States on September 11, 2001? Michael Karlsson argues that 9/11 led to a considerable pressure to strengthen rules and practices for counterterrorism and security, but that this pressure was mediated by several other conditions. The reforms were also affected by, among other things, how the threat of global terrorism was perceived, pressure from international institutions such as the UN, EU, and NATO, the domestic political context, and pre-existing rules and practices. His analysis uses the new institutionalism framework, tested through case studies of Denmark, Sweden, Finland, Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania. The book offers a unique lens on the study of counterterrorism from a new theoretical and regional perspective. Cover Half title Dedication Title Copyright Contents List of Tables Acknowledgments List of Abbreviations 1 | Introduction 9/11 and the Puzzle of Institutional Design Aim and Method What is a Counterterrorism Institution? Conditions for Institutional Design 2 | Denmark Sequence 1 (September 11–16, 2001) Sequence 2 (September 17–November 20, 2001) Sequence 3 (November 21–December 31, 2001) Explaining the Institutional Design 3 | Sweden Sequence 1 (September 11–17, 2001) Sequence 2 (September 18–October 7, 2001) Sequence 3 (October 8–December 31, 2001) Explaining the Institutional Design 4 | Finland Sequence 1 (September 11–20, 2001) Sequence 2 (September 21–October 7, 2001) Sequence 3 (October 8–December 31, 2001) Explaining the Institutional Design 5 | Estonia Sequence 1 (September 11–23, 2001) Sequence 2 (September 24–October 7, 2001) Sequence 3 (October 8–December 31, 2001) Explaining the Institutional Design 6 | Latvia Sequence 1 (September 11–23, 2001) Sequence 2 (September 24–October 16, 2001) Sequence 3 (October 17–December 31, 2001) Explaining the Institutional Design 7 | Lithuania Sequence 1 (September 11–18, 2001) Sequence 2 (September 19–October 14, 2001) Sequence 3 (October 15–December 31, 2001) Explaining the Institutional Design 8 Conclusions Mapping the Design of Counterterrorism Institutions Explaining the Design of Counterterrorism Institutions Appendix: Key Moments in International Counterterrorism, September–December, 2001 Bibliography Index