{"product_id":"the-success-of-small-states-in-international-relations-mice-that-roar-9781032323817","title":"The Success of Small States in International Relations: Mice that Roar?","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Success of Small States in International Relations\u003c\/em\u003e highlights the normality and power of small states in international relations.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis book overturns the stereotype that small states, however defined, are weak and are, or ought to be, consigned to the margins of international relations. It argues that small states are not 'punching above their weight', or even anomalies - since it is large states which are the anomaly in the global system. The text unpacks the nature and character of small state success, while also looking critically at thirteen episodes in modern history where small states, singly or collectively, emerged victorious in confrontations with larger states. The case studies, globally sourced, are bookended by conceptual and analytic reviews of what these events mean for diplomacy, international relations and small states more generally.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis book will appeal to scholars and students of comparative political science and international relations, particularly from small states, as well as policy makers and senior small state government officers.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eGodfrey Baldacchino\u003c\/strong\u003e is Professor of Sociology at the University of Malta, Malta's Ambassador-at-Large for Islands and Small States, and founding editor of the \u003ci\u003eSmall States \u0026amp; Territories\u003c\/i\u003e open access journal. He has authored and edited over 40 books, including \u003ci\u003eThe Routledge International Handbook of Island Studies\u003c\/i\u003e (2018), \u003ci\u003eSolution Protocols to Festering Island Disputes\u003c\/i\u003e (2017), \u003ci\u003eEntrepreneurship in Small Island States and Territories \u003c\/i\u003e(2015) and (with Anders Wivel) \u003ci\u003eHandbook on the Politics of Small States\u003c\/i\u003e (2020). His research interests include island studies, small state studies, political geography, international relations, island tourism, brain rotation, immigration, labour relations and human resource management.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Routledge","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50913774698770,"sku":"9781032323817","price":59.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_5718d8ab-d721-4ebe-a90e-9f7e82f38db5.jpg?v=1738796640","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/the-success-of-small-states-in-international-relations-mice-that-roar-9781032323817","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}