Small State Status Seeking: Norway*s Quest for International Standing (New International Relations)

ISBN 10: 0415750369 / ISBN 13: 9780415750363

Published by Routledge, 2014

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Small State Status Seeking: Norway*s Quest for International Standing (New International Relations)
• Publisher: Routledge
• Publication Date: 2014
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0415750369
• ISBN 13: 9780415750363
• Binding: Hardcover
• Condition: Like New
• Book Type: book

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Synopsis

Status-seeking is an important aspect of the foreign policies of a number of small states, but one that has been rarely studied. This book aims to contribute to our understanding not only of status-seeking, by coming at that question from a new angle, that of a small state, but also to our understanding of foreign policy, by discussing the importance of status for foreign policy overall.

If status is a hierarchy, then it is important to focus not just on the highest-ranking powers, but also those at lower levels. As the distribution of power is becoming more diffuse, the role of small and medium powers becomes more significant than it was during the Cold war. The book chapters go beyond familiar explications of "soft power" or conflict resolution to highlight new aspects of Norway’s foreign policy, including contributions to national defense, global warming, and management of Arctic resources.

This book will be of interest to students and scholars in areas including US Foreign Policy, International Relations and European Politics.

About the Author

Benjamin de Carvalho is Senior Researcher at the Norwegian Institute of International Affairs and Adjunct Professor at the University of Life Sciences, Oslo.

Iver B. Neumann is Montague Burton Professor of International Relations at the London School of Economics. The latest of his books is At Home with the Diplomats: Inside a European Foreign Ministry (2012).