Small states in international relations

Author(s)

• Ingebritsen, Christine

Bibliographic Information

Small states in international relations

edited by Christine Ingebritsen ... [et al.]

（New directions in Scandinavian studies）

University of Washington Press , University of Iceland Press, c2006

• : pbk

Note

Includes bibliographical references (p. 293-318) and index

Description and Table of Contents

Description

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 entrepreneurs. The volume is organised 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 entrepreneurs in world politics - from the promotion of sustainable solutions to innovative humanitarian programmes and policies.

Table of Contents

Introduction: Lilliputians in Gulliver's World? / Iver B. Neumann and Sieglinde Gstohl Part I: Defining Contributions to the Literature 1. The Power of Small States: Diplomacy in World War II / Annette Baker Fox 2. Lilliputians' Dilemmas: Small States in International Politics / Robert O. Keohane 3. The Inequality of States: A Study of the Small Power in International Relations / David Vital 4. Micro-states: the Principality of Liechtenstein / Jorri Duursma Part II: Refining the Small State Debate 5. Weak States in the International System / Michael Handel 6. Small States in World Markets: Industrial Policy in Europe / Peter J. Katzenstein 7. The Role of Small States in the European Union / Baldur Throhallsson Part III: Small State Capacity in International Relations 8. Learning, Realism, and Alliances: The Weight of the Shadow of the Past / Dan Reiter 9. Norm Entrepreneurs: Scandinavia's Role in World Politics / Christine Ingebritsen Conclusion: Learning from Lilliput / Christine Ingebritsen Annotated Bibliography / Jessica Beyer Contributors Index

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Details

• NCID: BA79652064
• ISBN:
  • 0295985240
• LCCN: 2006002213
• Country Code: us
• Title Language Code: eng
• Text Language Code: eng
• Place of Publication: Seattle,Reykjavik
• Pages/Volumes: 334 p.
• Size: 23 cm
• Classification:
  • LCC : JZ3900
  • DC22 : 327.1
• Subject Headings:
  • LCSH : International relations
  • LCSH : States, Small
  • LCSH : International organization
  • LCSH : World politics -- 1945-1989
  • LCSH : World politics -- 1989-
• Parent Bibliography ID:
  • BA79652246