Small States in the Modern World

Edited by Harald Baldersheim, Professor Emeritus, Department of Political Science, University of Oslo, Norway and Michael Keating, Professor, University of Aberdeen, UK

• Contents:Outline of the IssuesMichael Keating PART I INTRODUCTION1. The Political Economy of Small States in EuropeMichael KeatingPART II THE MODERN WORLD - A LESS DANGEROUS PLACE FOR SMALL STATES?2. Small States and Security: Does Size Still Matter?Alyson J.K. Bailes3. Do Small States Need Shelter? The Economic and Political Turmoil in IcelandBaldur ThorhallssonPART III THE SMALL STATE IN MULTI-LEVEL GOVERNANCE – NEW OPPORTUNITIES?4. Small States in EU Decision-making. How Can They be Effective?Diana Panke5. Small if Needed, Big if Necessary: Small Member States and the EU’s Diplomatic System in KievJozef Batóra6. Political Mechanics of Smallness: the Baltic States as Small States in the European ParliamentAllan Sikk and Licia Cianetti PART IV THE MODERN SMALL STATE – THE SOCIAL INVESTMENT STATE? ON ‘GETTING TO DENMARK’7. Small-state Scandinavia: Social Investment or Social Democracy?Nik Brandal and Øivind Bratberg 8. Small Nation Versus Small States: The Case of QuébecStéphane Paquin9. Scotland as a Potential Small StateMalcolm HarveyPART V THE ADAPTABILITY OF SMALL STATES – SHOCK THERAPY OR CONCERTED ELITES?10. The State that Reinvented itself: New Zealand’s Transition to the Market Competition StateJeffery McNeill11. Small States and National Elites in a Neoliberal EraAnton Steen12. Small State, Huge Assets. The Problem of Fiscal Discipline in an Oil-rich Country. The Case of NorwayHarald Baldersheim13. Conclusions Harald BaldersheimIndex

‘This excellent collection updates and adds to a growing literature on small states. The cases and conditions which the authors examine are well chosen and provide fresh thinking on enduring questions.’