Chapter 11 “Let’s forget that Slovakia is small”
This chapter explores the role transnational networks and informal ties play for small-state-status seeking in Central and Eastern Europe. Using the example of Slovakia, I argue that since their accession to Western institutions, these states have continuously sought to carve out a place for themsel...
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| description | This chapter explores the role transnational networks and informal ties play for small-state-status seeking in Central and Eastern Europe. Using the example of Slovakia, I argue that since their accession to Western institutions, these states have continuously sought to carve out a place for themselves on the mental map of European and North American policymakers. Major security-policy conferences have become central nodal points for this kind of activity. They allow the foreign-policy establishment of small states to manage and shape existing status hierarchies by forging personal contacts with decision-makers from more powerful states. I illustrate this phenomenon empirically with reference to the Bratislava Global Security Forum (GLOBSEC), which began in 2005 as a student-led initiative and has since become the main outreach platform of Slovak foreign policymaking. |
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| spelling | doab-20.500.12854ir-1322762025-03-12T15:59:24Z Chapter 11 “Let’s forget that Slovakia is small” Graef, Alexander Small State; Politics; IR; Extantism; ASIDS; Vulnerability; Opportunity; Multilateral; Development; Political Economy; Agency; Security; Region; GLOBSEC; Status; Democracy; Global; Governance; International Relations; Securitisation; NATO; Sustainable; Foreign Policy; Sovereignty; Domestic; Dependence; Paradox This chapter explores the role transnational networks and informal ties play for small-state-status seeking in Central and Eastern Europe. Using the example of Slovakia, I argue that since their accession to Western institutions, these states have continuously sought to carve out a place for themselves on the mental map of European and North American policymakers. Major security-policy conferences have become central nodal points for this kind of activity. They allow the foreign-policy establishment of small states to manage and shape existing status hierarchies by forging personal contacts with decision-makers from more powerful states. I illustrate this phenomenon empirically with reference to the Bratislava Global Security Forum (GLOBSEC), which began in 2005 as a student-led initiative and has since become the main outreach platform of Slovak foreign policymaking. 2024-01-04T04:08:11Z 2024-01-04T04:08:11Z 2024-01-03T12:57:13Z 2024 chapter https://library.oapen.org/handle/20.500.12657/86375 9781032410487 9781032410555 https://directory.doabooks.org/handle/20.500.12854/132276 eng open access image/jpeg image/jpeg image/jpeg Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International https://library.oapen.org/bitstream/20.500.12657/86375/1/9781003356011_10.4324_9781003356011-15.pdf https://library.oapen.org/bitstream/20.500.12657/86375/1/9781003356011_10.4324_9781003356011-15.pdf https://library.oapen.org/bitstream/20.500.12657/86375/1/9781003356011_10.4324_9781003356011-15.pdf Taylor & Francis Routledge 10.4324/9781003356011-15 10.4324/9781003356011-15 fa69b019-f4ee-4979-8d42-c6b6c476b5f0 Agency, Security and Governance of Small States Universität Hamburg 775581ca-5959-4eee-a320-2e23d0d8feaa 9781032410487 9781032410555 Routledge 19 open access |
| spellingShingle | Small State; Politics; IR; Extantism; ASIDS; Vulnerability; Opportunity; Multilateral; Development; Political Economy; Agency; Security; Region; GLOBSEC; Status; Democracy; Global; Governance; International Relations; Securitisation; NATO; Sustainable; Foreign Policy; Sovereignty; Domestic; Dependence; Paradox Graef, Alexander Chapter 11 “Let’s forget that Slovakia is small” |
| title | Chapter 11 “Let’s forget that Slovakia is small” |
| title_full | Chapter 11 “Let’s forget that Slovakia is small” |
| title_fullStr | Chapter 11 “Let’s forget that Slovakia is small” |
| title_full_unstemmed | Chapter 11 “Let’s forget that Slovakia is small” |
| title_short | Chapter 11 “Let’s forget that Slovakia is small” |
| title_sort | chapter 11 let s forget that slovakia is small |
| topic | Small State; Politics; IR; Extantism; ASIDS; Vulnerability; Opportunity; Multilateral; Development; Political Economy; Agency; Security; Region; GLOBSEC; Status; Democracy; Global; Governance; International Relations; Securitisation; NATO; Sustainable; Foreign Policy; Sovereignty; Domestic; Dependence; Paradox |
| topic_facet | Small State; Politics; IR; Extantism; ASIDS; Vulnerability; Opportunity; Multilateral; Development; Political Economy; Agency; Security; Region; GLOBSEC; Status; Democracy; Global; Governance; International Relations; Securitisation; NATO; Sustainable; Foreign Policy; Sovereignty; Domestic; Dependence; Paradox |
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