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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... Weak States Persist,” adds a non-European perspective that is important because the “history of Black Africa challenges more than it supports some of the major postulates of international relations theory” (Jackson/Rosberg 1982: 24) ...
... weak states— coincided with the heyday of small state studies. The 1980s were dominated by the controversy between neorealism (still stressing security issues and relative gains) and neoliberal institutionalism (focusing more on ...
... weak suaer what they must, has been taken to be representative for politics everywhere. If this holds good, then what there is to be said about small states was basically already said some 2,500 years ago. The key issue here—that having ...
... weaker coalitions to reach a balance of power). For example, the American scholar Walt (1987) stresses how great powers bring alliances into being and maintain them once they exist, while his Danish student Wivel (2000) stresses how and ...
... weak would suaer what they must. There is no textual evidence for arguing that this specific dialogue had to turn out the way it did. Anarchy may, after all, be more or less mature. The degree of immaturity depends, among other things ...
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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 |