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Slide1
Small state studiesIntroduction
Máté Szalai
16.09.2015.
Corvinus
University of BudapestSlide2
1. Why should
we
study
small
states
?
2.
How
have
small
states
been
studied
?
3.
How
are
we
going
to
study
small
states
?Slide3
Small states have been neglected
by
IR
According
to
„
common
sense
”,
actors
having
only
limited
resources
are
powerless
in
International Relations
Studying
international
relations has
been
a
privilege
of
great
states
-
research
biasSlide4
How do we choose the
actors
we
want
to analyze?
Who
?
How
?Slide5
Dominant Presumptions of IRHow
can
we
measure
the relative
power of actors?Actors actually have
a given powerPower
can be measuredThe power of the
actors can be comparedHow
do
powerful
actors
shape
international
politics
?
International
politics
are
being
shaped
We
can
distingiush
between
powerful
and
other
types
of
actorsSlide6
What are the main indicators of power
?
"The nature and significance of the „facts” are determined to a substantial degree by the
(…)
purposes
of those who select them
(...)
. It is the purposes that guide the selection of data, that give them relevance and meaning."Slide7Slide8Slide9Slide10Slide11Slide12
1. So Why Should we
study
small
states
?International relations
are not being shaped exclusively by „
powerful” actor.The majority of states
are small – if we refuse
to deal with them,
we
actually
refuse
to
deal
with
a
huge
part of
reality
The
power
of
great
states
is being limited
by
international
law
,
norms
and
identity
Globalization
and
technical
development
creates
huge
possibilities
for
small
states
We
are
actually
in
a
small
state
Studying
small
states
provides
as
a
good
opportunity
to
basically
question
everything
we
know
about
international
relations Slide13
2. How Have small states been
studied
? Slide14Slide15
The reborn of small state studies
1990s and 2000s
Why
?
The
dissolution
of
Yugoslavia
,
Czechoslovakia
,
the
USSR, etc.
Globalization
Theoretical
advancement
in
IR
New starting
point
:
smallness
does
not
necessarily
mean
weakness
Slide16
Starting points
and
analytical
aspects
Small
StatesCapabilities
Institutions
RelationsSlide17
3. How are we going to
study
small
states
?
I. Introduction to Small State
StudiesIntroduction to the
course Constructing Power
and Security in the International
System
Defining
Small
States
The
D
eterminants
of
S
mall
S
tate
F
oreign
PolicySlide18
II. Theory of
Small
State
Foreign
Policy(
Neo)realist tradition and its
critiques Neoliberal tradition
Alternative theories: Marxism, Virtual
Enlargement, Norm Entrepreneurship
Alternative
t
heories
:
constructivism
,
learningSlide19
III. Case Studies from
all
around
the world
10. Small States in the European Union 11
. Small States of the Middle East
and Asia 12. Microstates
13-14.: Small States
in
Africa
, Latin
America
and
the
PacificSlide20
requirementsActive participation
in
the
class
Holding a
presentation about a specific
small state / submit a
paper of 10 pagesOral
exam Slide21
Thank you for your attention