TY - JOUR
T1 - Thinking outside the bloc
T2 - Explaining the foreign policies of small states
AU - Gvalia, Giorgi
AU - Siroky, David
AU - Lebanidze, Bidzina
AU - Iashvili, Zurab
N1 - Funding Information:
The authors would like to express gratitude to the individuals and institutions that supported and contributed to this article, including the School of Politics and Global Studies at Arizona State University, the Academic Swiss Caucasus Net, and the graduate school at Ilia State University. This collaborative research project was made possible by a grant from the US Department of State to P.I. David Siroky [S-GE800-10-GR-115]. The authors are especially grateful to those who agreed to be interviewed. For comments on previous drafts, the authors thank Richard Ashley, Steve Walker, and David Aprasidze. They are especially indebted to the editors of Security Studies and three anonymous reviewers, all of whom helped in significant ways to improve the quality of this article.
PY - 2013
Y1 - 2013
N2 - What explains change and continuity in the foreign policy behavior of small states? Given the proliferation of small states over the past century, this topic has received relatively little systematic attention. When researchers do focus on small states, the emphasis has been on external and international factors, and the primary conclusion has been that small states are more likely to bandwagon.
AB - What explains change and continuity in the foreign policy behavior of small states? Given the proliferation of small states over the past century, this topic has received relatively little systematic attention. When researchers do focus on small states, the emphasis has been on external and international factors, and the primary conclusion has been that small states are more likely to bandwagon.
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U2 - 10.1080/09636412.2013.757463
DO - 10.1080/09636412.2013.757463
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:84874199680
SN - 0963-6412
VL - 22
SP - 98
EP - 131
JO - Security Studies
JF - Security Studies
IS - 1
ER -