Research Catalog

Title

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

Publication

Abingdon, Oxon ; New York, NY : Routledge, an imprint of the Taylor & Francis Group, 2019.

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Details

Additional Authors

Baldur Thorhallsson

Description

xvii, 224 pages : illustrations, maps; 24 cm.

Summary

"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"--

Series Statement

The new international relations

Uniform Title

Nouvelles relations internationales. English.

Alternative Title

Iceland's external affairs

Subjects

• States, Small > Foreign relations
• Case studies
• Diplomatic relations
• International relations > Philosophy
• Iceland > Foreign relations
• States, Small > Case studies

Genre/Form

Case studies.

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references and index.

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.

Call Number

JFE 19-1621

ISBN

• 9781138615373
• 1138615374

LCCN

2018026573

OCLC

1052903077

Title

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

Publisher

Abingdon, Oxon ; New York, NY : Routledge, an imprint of the Taylor & Francis Group, 2019.

Type of Content

text

Type of Medium

unmediated

Type of Carrier

volume

Series

The new international relations

Nouvelles relations internationales. English.

Bibliography

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Added Author

Baldur Thorhallsson, editor.

Other Form:

Online version: Small states and shelter theory Abingdon, Oxon ; New York, NY : Routledge, 2019 9780429463167 (DLC) 2018044298

Research Call Number

JFE 19-1621