Small States in the Modern World comprehensively assesses the different modes of adaptation by small states in response to the security and economic vulnerabilities posed by global change. It uses a diverse collection of case studies to explore the complexities of change and to place them in their temporal and geographical context.

Contents: Outline of the Issues Michael Keating PART I INTRODUCTION 1. The Political Economy of Small States in Europe Michael Keating PART II THE MODERN WORLD - A LESS DANGEROUS PLACE FOR SMALL STATES? 2. Small States and Security: Does Size Still Matter? Alyson J.K. Bailes 3. Do Small States Need Shelter? The Economic and Political Turmoil in Iceland Baldur Thorhallsson PART III THE SMALL STATE IN MULTI-LEVEL GOVERNANCE – NEW OPPORTUNITIES? 4. Small States in EU Decision-making. How Can They be Effective? Diana Panke 5. Small if Needed, Big if Necessary: Small Member States and the EU’s Diplomatic System in Kiev Jozef Batóra 6. Political Mechanics of Smallness: the Baltic States as Small States in the European Parliament Allan 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 Québec Stéphane Paquin 9. Scotland as a Potential Small State Malcolm Harvey PART 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 State Jeffery McNeill 11. Small States and National Elites in a Neoliberal Era Anton Steen 12. Small State, Huge Assets. The Problem of Fiscal Discipline in an Oil-rich Country. The Case of Norway Harald Baldersheim 13. Conclusions Harald Baldersheim Index