Handbook on the Politics of Small States

Edited by Godfrey Baldacchino, University of Malta, Malta and Anders Wivel, University of Copenhagen, Denmark

• Contents:PART I INTRODUCING SMALL STATES1 Small states: concepts and theories 2Godfrey Baldacchino and Anders Wivel2 Small states: surviving, perishing and proliferating through history 20Matthias Maass3 Small states: politics and policies 38Dag Anckar4 Small states: public management and policy-making 55Külli Sarapuu and Tiina Randma-Liiv5 Small states: challenges of political economy 70Godfrey Baldacchino6 Small states: challenges and coping strategies in the UNGeneral Assembly 83Diana Panke and Julia GurolPART II EUROPE7 Small states in Europe 99Anders Wivel8 The Nordic states: keeping cool at the top? 113Baldur Thorhallsson and Jóna Sólveig Elínardóttir9 The non-identical Mediterranean island states: Cyprus and Malta 131Roderick Pace10 Politics of the four European microstates: Andorra,Liechtenstein, Monaco and San Marino 150Wouter P. Veenendaal11 Small states in Europe as a buffer between East and West 168Revecca Pedi12 Small states of the Balkans: after Yugoslavia and its ‘third way’ 189Stefano BianchiniPART III MIDDLE EAST AND AFRICA13 Mediation by small states: Norway and Sweden in the Israeli–Palestinian conflict 207Jacob Eriksson14 Politics and economy in small African island states: comparingCabo Verde and São Tomé and Príncipe 222Edalina Rodrigues Sanches and Gerhard SeibertPART IV CENTRAL AND SOUTH AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN15 Small states in Central America 242Tom Long16 The foreign policy of South American small powers in regionaland international politics 259Leslie E. Wehner17 Island versus region: the politics of small states in the Caribbean 278Godfrey BaldacchinoPART V ASIA AND THE PACIFIC18 Small states in post-Soviet Central Asia: navigating betweentwo great power neighbours 294Flemming Splidsboel Hansen19 Enlarging Singapore’s foreign policy: becoming intermediaryfor diplomacy, transportation and information 311Alan Chong20 Small states, China and the South China Sea 329Leszek Buszynski21 Small states in the Pacific 343Jack Corbett and John ConnellPART VI BEYOND SOVEREIGNTY? SEMI/NON-SOVEREIGN SMALL STATES AND TERRITORIES22 Small, subnational jurisdictions 362Gerard Prinsen23 Exploring de facto state agency: negotiation power, internationalengagement and patronage 379Eiki Berg and Kristel Vits24 Protodiplomacy: sub-state diplomacy and wannabe states 395David CriekemansIndex 411

‘The Handbook on the Politics of Small States brings together scholars at different stages of their careers as well as policymakers to investigate the challenges of policy-making and policy implementation in small states. Especially recommended for those unfamiliar with the topic, the book may also be helpful for practitioners who are interested in an introduction to the politics of small states.’