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. Ed(S): Archer, Professor Clive; Bailes, Alyson J.K.; Wivel, Anders - Small States and International Security: Europe and Beyond - 9780415791083 - V9780415791083
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Small States and International Security: Europe and Beyond

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Description for Small States and International Security: Europe and Beyond paperback. Editor(s): Archer, Professor Clive; Bailes, Alyson J.K.; Wivel, Anders. BIC Classification: GTJ; JP. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. .

This book explains what ‘small’ states are and explores their current security challenges, in general terms and through specific examples. It reflects the shift from traditional security definitions emphasizing defence and armaments, to new security concerns such as economic, societal and environmental security where institutional cooperation looms larger. These complex issues, linked with traditional power relations and new types of actors, need to be tackled with due regard to democracy and good governance. Key policy challenges for small states are examined and applied in the regional case studies.

The book deals mainly with the current experience and recent past of such ... Read more

The book is the first in-depth, multi-continent study of security as an aspect of small state governance today. It is novel in placing the security dilemmas of small states in the context of wider ideas on international and institutional change, and in dealing with non-European states and regions.

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Product Details

Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Routledge United Kingdom
Condition
New
Number of Pages
290
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780415791083
SKU
V9780415791083
Shipping Time
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99-1

About . Ed(S): Archer, Professor Clive; Bailes, Alyson J.K.; Wivel, Anders
Clive Archer was, until 2009, Research Professor in International Relations at Manchester Metropolitan University and was previously a Professor at Aberdeen University. He has researched and published widely on the affairs of the Nordic region, Arctic cooperation, international organizations and the European Union. Alyson J.K. Bailes is a former British diplomat and Director of the Stockholm International Peace Research ... Read more

Reviews for Small States and International Security: Europe and Beyond
This thought provoking book represents a pioneer attempt to advance the research of small state security in contemporary circumstances where economic and environmental challenges often overshadow traditional security concerns. - Hrvoje Butković, Institute for Development and International Relations

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