Behind the scenes

Research of the magnitude discussed in this book is not simply a result of hard work and commitment by the authors whose names appear on the articles and chapters. It is that of course, but it is much more. People and organizations who may surface in acknowledgements often play a large part before and during the research process as well as after the research has been completed. These are participants in simulations and respondents to surveys, sponsors, liaisons between sponsoring and home organizations, interviewees and archivists, participants in the historical cases of interest and scholars who specialize on these cases, technical support, and those that help with dissemination of reports and articles. Other behind the scenes stories are about collaborations that did not work. Often collaborative crises are not foreseen during the early days of a project.