Agency, Security and Governance of Small States
Agency, Security and Governance of Small States examines what seems to be a defining paradox of Small-State Studies: the simultaneous coexistence (and possible co-dependence) of vulnerability and opportunity related to small-state size. This book analyses small states within the framework of this app...
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| description | Agency, Security and Governance of Small States examines what seems to be a defining paradox of Small-State Studies: the simultaneous coexistence (and possible co-dependence) of vulnerability and opportunity related to small-state size. This book analyses small states within the framework of this apparent paradox. Traditionally, Small-State Studies has focused on three guiding questions: what constitutes a ‘small state’? What explains small-state influence in global affairs? Are small states truly vulnerable to security threats given the expansion of multilateralism and regionalism throughout the world? This book contends that new questions should be asked which recognise the important shifts in twenty-first century security paradigms, to better understand how some states deploy their smallness as a resource for agency in supranational contexts. By varying historical, geographical, security, and governance contexts, the book embraces a most-different-cases approach. The historical perspective is often neglected in Small-State Studies but contributes to understanding how small states have often, over time, transformed perceived insecurity into agency. By focusing on different world regions, the authors enable the comparative analysis of collective actions, and the creation and implementation of institutions for ‘common sense purposes’ within a geographical region. Of particular contemporary importance, the book includes contributions which contend with hard-security issues alongside other soft-security challenges. The comparison of case studies confirms that hard-security vulnerability and soft-security opportunities seem to be two sides of the same coin, which reinforces the book’s focus on small-state paradoxes, and raises the question of whether smallness can be considered the defining characteristic of governance in these countries. This book will have a broad appeal because of the different world regions it analyses. It will be of interest to postgraduate students, scholars, and researchers of international relations, security, sustainability, governance, development, and political economy, as well as Small-State Studies. |
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| spelling | doab-20.500.12854ir-1322832025-06-24T07:21:42Z Agency, Security and Governance of Small States Kolnberger, Thomas Koff, Harlan 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 Agency, Security and Governance of Small States examines what seems to be a defining paradox of Small-State Studies: the simultaneous coexistence (and possible co-dependence) of vulnerability and opportunity related to small-state size. This book analyses small states within the framework of this apparent paradox. Traditionally, Small-State Studies has focused on three guiding questions: what constitutes a ‘small state’? What explains small-state influence in global affairs? Are small states truly vulnerable to security threats given the expansion of multilateralism and regionalism throughout the world? This book contends that new questions should be asked which recognise the important shifts in twenty-first century security paradigms, to better understand how some states deploy their smallness as a resource for agency in supranational contexts. By varying historical, geographical, security, and governance contexts, the book embraces a most-different-cases approach. The historical perspective is often neglected in Small-State Studies but contributes to understanding how small states have often, over time, transformed perceived insecurity into agency. By focusing on different world regions, the authors enable the comparative analysis of collective actions, and the creation and implementation of institutions for ‘common sense purposes’ within a geographical region. Of particular contemporary importance, the book includes contributions which contend with hard-security issues alongside other soft-security challenges. The comparison of case studies confirms that hard-security vulnerability and soft-security opportunities seem to be two sides of the same coin, which reinforces the book’s focus on small-state paradoxes, and raises the question of whether smallness can be considered the defining characteristic of governance in these countries. This book will have a broad appeal because of the different world regions it analyses. It will be of interest to postgraduate students, scholars, and researchers of international relations, security, sustainability, governance, development, and political economy, as well as Small-State Studies. 2024-01-04T04:24:09Z 2024-01-04T04:24:09Z 2024-01-03T12:48:22Z 2024 book OCN: 1381208642 https://library.oapen.org/handle/20.500.12657/86373 9781003356011 9781032410487 9781032410555 https://directory.doabooks.org/handle/20.500.12854/132283 eng open access Taylor & Francis Routledge 10.4324/9781003356011 10.4324/9781003356011 fa69b019-f4ee-4979-8d42-c6b6c476b5f0 Chapter 4 Forever small? Chapter 11 “Let’s forget that Slovakia is small” 9781003356011 9781032410487 9781032410555 Routledge 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 Agency, Security and Governance of Small States |
| title | Agency, Security and Governance of Small States |
| title_full | Agency, Security and Governance of Small States |
| title_fullStr | Agency, Security and Governance of Small States |
| title_full_unstemmed | Agency, Security and Governance of Small States |
| title_short | Agency, Security and Governance of Small States |
| title_sort | agency security and governance of small states |
| 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 |
| url | OCN: 1381208642 |