Smaller nations have a special place in the international system, with a striking capacity to defy the expectations of most observers and many prominent theories of international relations. This volume of classic essays highlights the ability of small states to counter power with superior commitment[...]

Status-seeking is an important aspect of the foreign policies of a number of small states, but one that has been rarely studied. This book aims to contribute to our understanding not only of status-seeking, by coming at that question from a new angle, that of a small state, but also to our understan[...]

The 2010 WikiLeaks release of 250,000 U.S. diplomatic cables has made it eminently clear that there is a vast gulf between the public face of diplomacy and the opinions and actions that take place behind embassy doors. In At Home with the Diplomats, Iver B. Neumann offers unprecedented access to the[...]

Although diplomacy increasingly takes place in non-traditional settings that are increasingly non-Western, our debates about diplomacy still focus on traditional points of contact such as the conference table, the ministerial office and the press conference. This book is framed as a discussion on wh[...]

I forbindelse med unionsoppløsningen i 2005 fikk Norge sin egen utenrikspolitikk og dermed sitt eget utenriksdepartement. Neumann og Leira ruller her opp den 100årige historien til den norske utenrikstjenesten. Dette er altså ikke norsk utenrikspolitikks historie, men tjenestens historie. Selvsag[...]

All social interaktion innehåller en meningsdimension. Ända sedan 1970-talets häftiga kritik mot positivismen har olika samhällsvetare försökt utarbeta metoder som gör det möjligt att relatera till meningsdimensionen utan att samtidigt gå miste om den sociala interaktionens materiella aspek[...]