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Book SynopsisSmaller nations have a special place in the international system, with a striking capacity to defy the expectations of most observers and many prominent theories of international relations.
Table of ContentsIntroduction: Lilliputians in Gulliver's World? / Iver B. Neumann and Sieglinde Gstohl
Part I: Defining Contributions to the Literature
1. The Power of Small States: Diplomacy in World War II / Annette Baker Fox
2. Lilliputians' Dilemmas: Small States in International Politics / Robert O. Keohane
3. The Inequality of States: A Study of the Small Power in International Relations / David Vital
4. Micro-states: the Principality of Liechtenstein / Jorri Duursma
Part II: Refining the Small State Debate
5. Weak States in the International System / Michael Handel
6. Small States in World Markets: Industrial Policy in Europe / Peter J. Katzenstein
7. The Role of Small States in the European Union / Baldur Throhallsson
Part III: Small State Capacity in International Relations
8. Learning, Realism, and Alliances: The Weight of the Shadow of the Past / Dan Reiter
9. Norm Entrepreneurs: Scandinavia's Role in World Politics / Christine Ingebritsen
Conclusion: Learning from Lilliput / Christine Ingebritsen
Annotated Bibliography / Jessica Beyer
Contributors
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