A small state's guide to influence in world politics
- ISBN: 9780190926212
- Editorial: Oxford University Press
- Fecha de la edición: 2022
- Lugar de la edición: Oxford. Reino Unido
- Encuadernación: Rústica
- Medidas: 23 cm
- Nº Pág.: 230
- Idiomas: Inglés
Small states are crucial actors in world politics. Yet, they have been relegated to a second tier of International Relations scholarship. In A Small State's Guide to Influence in World Politics, Tom Long shows how small states can identify opportunities and shape effective strategies to achieve their foreign policy goals. To do so, Long puts small states' relationships at the center of his approach. Although small states are defined by their position as materially weaker actors vis-a-vis large states, Long argues that this condition does not condemn them to impotence or irrelevance. Drawing on typological theory, Long builds an explanation of when and how small states might achieve their goals. The book assesses a global range of cases-both successes and failures-and offers a set of tools for scholars and policymakers to understand how varying international conditions shape small states' opportunities for influence.
Chapter 1: Introduction
Chapter 2: Small States, Big World
Chapter 3: Opportunities and constraints: Conditions for success
Chapter 4: Playing small ball: Strategies for success
Chapter 5: Security
Chapter 6: International Political Economy
Chapter 7: Institutions, law, and norms
Chapter 8: Conclusion