Small state status-seeking: Lithuania’s foreign policy status aspirations

Collection:
Mokslo publikacijos / Scientific publications
Document Type:
Straipsnis / Article
Language:
Anglų kalba / English
Title:
Small state status-seeking: Lithuania’s foreign policy status aspirations
Authors:
In the Journal:
Europe-Asia studies. 2021, vol. 73, iss. 7, p. 1279-1302
Keywords:
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Sakartvelas (Gruzija; Georgia); Ukraina (Ukraine); Lietuva (Lithuania); Tarptautiniai santykiai / International relations; Užsienio politika / Foreign policy.
Summary / Abstract:

LTReikšminiai žodžiai: Užsienio politika; Tarptautinė politika; Ukraina (Ukraine); Gruzija (Georgia); Partnerystė; Rytų partnerystė; Mažos valstybės; International Politics; Foreign policy; Partnership; Eastern partnership; Small States.

ENResearch on status-seeking in international politics offers valuable insights into why countries of various sizes may and sometimes do act in unexpected and apparently irrational ways. This article applies a status-seeking theoretical framework, that of Social Identity Theory, to explain a small, materially weak state’s unconventional foreign policy choices. Our case study focuses on Lithuania’s ambitious engagement in the EU’s Eastern Partnership programme, targeting Ukraine and Georgia. We find that a status-focused analysis helps to better comprehend several ‘unusual’ foreign policy initiatives launched by Lithuanian policymakers since the 2000s, the ultimate purpose of which, we argue, is the pursuit of higher status. [From the publication]

DOI:
10.1080/09668136.2021.1919291
ISSN:
0966-8136; 1465-3427
Subject:
Politikos mokslai / Political sciences
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