Small States in International RelationsChristine Ingebritsen, Iver Neumann, Sieglinde Gstöhl University of Washington Press, 1 сент. 2012 г. - Всего страниц: 342 Smaller nations have a special place in the international system, with a striking capacity to defy the expectations of most observers and many prominent theories of international relations. This volume of classic essays highlights the ability of small states to counter power with superior commitment, to rely on tightly knit domestic institutions with a shared "ideology of social partnership," and to set agendas as "norm entrepreneurs." The volume is organized around themes such as how and why small states defy expectations of realist approaches to the study of power; the agenda-setting capacity of smaller powers in international society and in regional governance structures such as the European Union; and how small states and representatives from these societies play the role of norm entrepreneurs in world politics -- from the promotion of sustainable solutions to innovative humanitarian programs and policies.. |
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... behavior such as, for instance, restrictions on the use of force. Second, from an institutionalist point of view, the great powers are also the powers in charge of the international system, and they may shape international institutions ...
... behavior patterns and voluntary strategies of small states. The structural “causal chain” maintains that scarcity due to physical smallness produces external economic dependence, which may lead to external sensitivity, which in turn ...
... behavior is the result of the same general processes of decision-making that are found in larger states. By contrast, small states try to minimize the costs of conducting foreign policy by initiating more joint actions and by targeting ...
... behavior in international relations. Her work spoke to the puzzles of weak vs. strong, might and right, and provided an opening for other scholars to explore cases previously invisible to core international relations theorizing. For ...
... behavior of small states in the EU's decision-making process, at least in the areas of common agricultural policy and regional policy.24 Thorhallsson's study confirms the importance of small-state corporatism, but contends that ...
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Refining the Small State Debate | 147 |
Small State Capacity in International Relations | 229 |
Learning from Lilliput | 286 |
Annotated Bibliography | 293 |
Contributors | 319 |
Index | 321 |