Weak States in International Relations Theory
The Cases of Armenia, St. Kitts and Nevis, Lebanon, and Cambodia
Format:Hardback
Publisher:Palgrave Macmillan
Published:6th Oct '15
Currently unavailable, and unfortunately no date known when it will be back
This book seeks to explain why weak states exist within the international system. Using the cases of Armenia, St. Kitts and Nevis, Lebanon, and Cambodia, the author argues that, if a state is weak and vulnerable, then it can practice an unexpected degree of relative autonomy unfettered by great powers.
'Since the field of international relations is dominated by varieties of realism, especially structural realism, it is largely irrelevant for understanding the policies of 95 percent of the states in the world. It really focuses on the competitive relations of the great powers and little else. In this innovative study Hanna Kassab demonstrates that, with modifications of a few of its assumptions, a realist perspective can help one understand that the behavior of weak states is not limited to bandwagoning.'
Roger E. Kanet, University of Miami, USA
ISBN: 9781137543882
Dimensions: unknown
Weight: 4238g
242 pages
1st ed. 2015