Chapter 11 'Let’s forget that Slovakia is small'
Taylor & Francis; Agency, Security and Governance of Small States; Routledge, 2024
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This chapter explores the role transnational networks and informal ties play for small-state-status seeking in Central and Eastern Europe. Using the example of Slovakia, I argue that since their accession to Western institutions, these states have continuously sought to carve out a place for themselves on the mental map of European and North American policymakers. Major security-policy conferences have become central nodal points for this kind of activity. They allow the foreign-policy establishment of small states to manage and shape existing status hierarchies by forging personal contacts with decision-makers from more powerful states. I illustrate this phenomenon empirically with reference to the Bratislava Global Security Forum (GLOBSEC), which began in 2005 as a student-led initiative and has since become the main outreach platform of Slovak foreign policymaking.
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Chapter 11 'Let’s forget that Slovakia is small'
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Autor/in / Beteiligte Person: | Graef, Alexander |
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Veröffentlichung: | Taylor & Francis; Agency, Security and Governance of Small States; Routledge, 2024 |
Medientyp: | E-Book |
Umfang: | 19 |
ISBN: | 978-1-032-41048-7 (print) ; 978-1-032-41055-5 (print) ; 978-1-003-35601-1 (print) |
DOI: | 10.4324/9781003356011-15 |
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