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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... strategies to avoid increasing interdependence in the first place (e.g., “system closure” through autarchy and isolationism in world aaairs); strategies to avoid high external dependence either through a selective foreign policy that ...
... strategies such as consociational democracy, corporatism, or federalism. For example, Vogel (1983) provides an analytical framework that distinguishes between structurally determined behavior patterns and voluntary strategies of small ...
... strategies of joining coalitions and alliances of states that are perceived as winning ones) or balancing (that is, strategies of joining weaker coalitions to reach a balance of power). For example, the American scholar Walt (1987) ...
... strategies to reduce their vulnerability or to react to economic pressures imposed on them by great powers. He concludes that the weakness of states is a continuum, thus requiring evaluation of various types of power such as military ...
... strategic location), the European and national institutional frameworks (e.g., voting rules, small administration) and the generally conflict-avoiding negotiation behavior of small states (e.g., coalition-building, low-profile approach ...
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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 |