Abstract
Hostage-taking is a means by which non-state actors engage governments in political discourse. The abduction of states' citizens will continue as new nations emerge onto the world stage seeking independence. These state—non-state encounters warrant study within a negotiation framework that acknowledges an asymmetric distribution of power as well as the secrecy that shrouds such crises. Structural analysis embraces power as a determinant of both process and outcome. The approach also relies on such factors as the physical setting of the crisis and the channel of communication used by the participants. The availability of information related to these structural components allows negotiation theorists to circumvent the methodological barriers imposed by the secrecy that surrounds hostage crises.
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