The Policing Gap in NATO Operations : Defining the Complexity of Internal Security Architecture / Luigi Bramati.

SpringerBriefs in Criminology -- SpringerBriefs in Policing -- The Policing Gap in NATO Operations -- Preface -- Contents -- 1. Introduction -- Focusing on Internal Security Architecture -- A Methodological Opportunity -- Team Composition -- Ethical Scrutiny -- 2. Methodology -- Research Structure: Complexity Turned into Opportunity -- Questionnaires -- Questionnaire Composition -- Defining the Research Questions -- Selection of the Convenience Sample -- Defining "Criteria" -- Recruitment Process -- Ethical Considerations and Informed Consent -- Interview Process -- Interviewees' Knowledgeability Rating -- Limitations -- Appendix 1 -- 3. Analysis -- Methodology -- Study Results -- To Which Extent is Police Effectiveness Conditioned by the Internal Security Framework of a Given Geographical Area? -- Is It Possible to Keep Police Effectiveness Assessments Separated from a Broader Analysis of the Internal Security Architecture? -- Can the Police Effectiveness Analysis/Assessment Be a Tool for Detecting the Actual Centers of Power—Formal or Informal Framework/Asset? -- To What Extent Might the Relationship Between Formal and Informal Centers of Power Influence Governance Within a Given Internal Security Framework? -- Is It Possible to Combine, Within a Legal Framework, Formal and Informal Centers of Power, with the Aim to Achieve an Efficient Internal Security Architecture? Can Police Agencies Play a Role in This Endeavor? -- Is it Possible to Define a Method for the Detection/Analysis of the Internal Security Framework of a Given Area? Is It Possible to Achieve this GOAL Through Police Performance Analysis? -- Is It Possible to Merge Tribal or Religious Centers of Power with Centralized State Governance? Are There Any Successful Examples of This Approach? -- Can "Policing Gap" Be Mitigated, Based on the Identification of the Formal and Informal Centers of Power? -- Can the "Policing Gap" Be Mitigated, by Including a Gender-Responsive Approach, in the Given Geographic Areas? -- Key Emerging Themes -- Situational Awareness -- Analysis and Analytical Tools -- Police Effectiveness -- Informal Centers of Powers -- Gender Responsive Approach -- Challenges in Policing Gap Mitigation -- Concluding Remarks -- 4. Discussion -- Police Effectiveness -- Internal Security Architecture: A Working Definition -- Internal Security Architecture: A Deterministic Definition -- Internal Security Architecture: A Relativistic3 Definition -- The Theory of ISA Centers of Power -- The Possibility of Combining Formal and Informal Centers of Power -- Internal Security Architecture Analysis: The Operations Planning Perspective -- Internal Security and Gender-Equality Policies -- 5. Conclusions and Way Forward -- Operationalization of the Topic -- Ethical Review Board -- Methodological Hurdles -- Background Biases -- Dissemination Challenges -- Index.

This open access brief examines NATO's Stability Policing doctrine through an interdisciplinary lens, bridging military doctrine with social science to enhance the understanding and planning of stabilization operations.

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