Small states and shelter theory Iceland's external affairs / edited by Baldur Thorhallsson.

Other author Baldur Thorhallsson.
Format Electronic
Publication InfoAbingdon, Oxon ; New York, NY : Routledge, 2019.
Description1 online resource.
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SeriesThe new international relations
Contents The small state in international relations / by Baldur Thorhallsson, Sverrir Steinsson and Thorsteinn Kristinsson -- A theory of shelter / by Baldur Thorhallsson and Sverrir Steinsson -- Shelter during the American period : Icelandic relations with the US and international organizations / by Baldur Thorhallsson, Sverrir Steinsson, Thorsteinn Kristinsson and Daniel J. Devine -- Nordic cooperation and shelter implications / by Baldur Thorhallsson, Sverrir Steinsson and Thorsteinn Kristinsson -- European integration : genuine or false shelter? / by Baldur Thorhallsson -- Iceland's shelter options in the new millennium / by Baldur Thorhallsson and Sverrir Steinsson -- Why shelter theory matters : ramifications for international relations and small state studies / by Anders Wivel and Christine Ingebritsen.
Abstract "Small states are dependent on the economic, political, and societal shelter provided by larger states and international organizations to survive and prosper. Iceland provides an ideal case study for shelter theory, due both to its smallness as compared with its larger neighbouring states, as well as its status as both an entity and then as a state. That Iceland has historically been so isolated, relative to other small European states, also makes it easier to trace the country's interactions with other actors, since the impact of each interaction can be measured more definitively thus broadening the theory's validity and offering new insights into its operations. The contributors to this volume focus on the extent of Iceland's external engagement with other states and the domestic consequences of this interaction. Societal shelter, in terms of transfer of norms and values, is as of much importance as economic and political shelter. By unpacking the structure of Iceland's external relations, this book demonstrates both the size-related disadvantages and the unique needs of small states to evaluate, explain, and predict small state behaviour. This book will be of interest to all scholars in international relations, especially those interested in small state behaviour"-- Provided by publisher.
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Issued in other formPrint version: Small states and shelter theory Abingdon, Oxon ; New York, NY : Routledge, 2019 9781138615373
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LCCN 2018044298
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