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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... smaller than small states, and small states are smaller than middle or great powers, but with regard to what and how much? Many authors use absolute numbers referring to the size of populations, while others also take a state's ...
... smaller states, such as OPEC, may be considerable. Even so, these variations are minor. It is the larger powers that determine the eaectiveness of diplomacy. This mechanical fact goes far to explain why in many systems of states special ...
... smaller ones are, without saying anything about the intentions of states or making any moral judgement” (Watson 1982: 195). For example, the UN Security Council has five permanent members that are supposed to work together, as well as ...
... smaller ones to try to influence outcomes that may aaect them, not because they have more at stake but because their contributions are more likely to be decisive.5 Olson and Richard Zeckhauser have pointed out how this discrepancy may ...
... smaller foreign policy machinery, which Americans, appalled by the unwieldiness of the United State government, often envy! Vital also stresses the e‹cacy of economic coercion, using his own country, Israel, as an example of ...
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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 |