Foreign Policy Specialisation in EU Small States: Conceptualising and Analysing an Underexplored Practice
Identifikátory výsledku
Kód výsledku v IS VaVaI
<a href="https://www.isvavai.cz/riv?ss=detail&h=RIV%2F00216208%3A11230%2F25%3A10507415" target="_blank" >RIV/00216208:11230/25:10507415 - isvavai.cz</a>
Výsledek na webu
<a href="https://verso.is.cuni.cz/pub/verso.fpl?fname=obd_publikace_handle&handle=1tV_iNk_.c" target="_blank" >https://verso.is.cuni.cz/pub/verso.fpl?fname=obd_publikace_handle&handle=1tV_iNk_.c</a>
DOI - Digital Object Identifier
<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.1057/s41268-025-00358-5" target="_blank" >10.1057/s41268-025-00358-5</a>
Alternativní jazyky
Jazyk výsledku
angličtina
Název v původním jazyce
Foreign Policy Specialisation in EU Small States: Conceptualising and Analysing an Underexplored Practice
Popis výsledku v původním jazyce
This paper defines and categorises the concept of 'foreign policy specialisation,' emphasizing its significance in small EU member states' practices and its role as a source of power in international negotiations. It distinguishes specialisation proper from other forms of foreign policy prioritisation. Drawing on insights from various disciplines, small states' strategic documents, and interviews with diplomats, we build our definition of foreign policy specialisation as a deliberate, enduring prioritisation of a region or topic in national foreign policy that is implemented through political, financial, and administrative adjustments. We then illustrate our definition with a case study of Czechia's specialisation in the Eastern Partnership countries. With the focus on specialisation employing a specific definition, the paper frames three groups of research questions that future research can address to enhance the understanding of small states' foreign policymaking and European foreign policy's broader dynamics and outcomes.
Název v anglickém jazyce
Foreign Policy Specialisation in EU Small States: Conceptualising and Analysing an Underexplored Practice
Popis výsledku anglicky
This paper defines and categorises the concept of 'foreign policy specialisation,' emphasizing its significance in small EU member states' practices and its role as a source of power in international negotiations. It distinguishes specialisation proper from other forms of foreign policy prioritisation. Drawing on insights from various disciplines, small states' strategic documents, and interviews with diplomats, we build our definition of foreign policy specialisation as a deliberate, enduring prioritisation of a region or topic in national foreign policy that is implemented through political, financial, and administrative adjustments. We then illustrate our definition with a case study of Czechia's specialisation in the Eastern Partnership countries. With the focus on specialisation employing a specific definition, the paper frames three groups of research questions that future research can address to enhance the understanding of small states' foreign policymaking and European foreign policy's broader dynamics and outcomes.
Klasifikace
Druh
J<sub>imp</sub> - Článek v periodiku v databázi Web of Science
CEP obor
—
OECD FORD obor
50601 - Political science
Návaznosti výsledku
Projekt
<a href="/cs/project/GA23-04833S" target="_blank" >GA23-04833S: Specializace v zahraniční a bezpečnostní politice malých států EU</a><br>
Návaznosti
P - Projekt vyzkumu a vyvoje financovany z verejnych zdroju (s odkazem do CEP)
Ostatní
Rok uplatnění
2025
Kód důvěrnosti údajů
S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů
Údaje specifické pro druh výsledku
Název periodika
Journal of International Relations and Development
ISSN
1408-6980
e-ISSN
1581-1980
Svazek periodika
28
Číslo periodika v rámci svazku
4
Stát vydavatele periodika
SI - Slovinská republika
Počet stran výsledku
21
Strana od-do
487-507
Kód UT WoS článku
001567736700001
EID výsledku v databázi Scopus
2-s2.0-105015507133