Scotland as an Independent Small State: Where would it seek shelter?
A planned referendum in 2014 on Scottish independence gives cause to examine that scenario in the light of small state studies and recent European experience. One of the best-supported assumptions in small state literature is that small countries need to form alliances and seek protection from large...
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fticelandunivojs:oai:ojs.pkp.sfu.ca:article/910 2023-08-20T04:04:29+02:00 Scotland as an Independent Small State: Where would it seek shelter? Bailes, Alyson J.K. Þórhallsson, Baldur Johnstone, Rachael Lorna 2013-06-15 application/pdf https://ojs.hi.is/index.php/irpa/article/view/a.2013.9.1.1 eng eng Stjórnsýslustofnun https://ojs.hi.is/index.php/irpa/article/view/a.2013.9.1.1/pdf_56 https://ojs.hi.is/index.php/irpa/article/view/a.2013.9.1.1 Icelandic Review of Politics & Administration; Vol. 9 No. 1 (2013); 1-20 Stjórnmál og stjórnsýsla; Bnd. 9 Nr. 1 (2013); 1-20 1670-679X 1670-6803 Scotland independence small states strategy shelter European institutions Nordic affairs Arctic info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion Peer-reviewed Article 2013 fticelandunivojs 2023-08-01T12:28:45Z A planned referendum in 2014 on Scottish independence gives cause to examine that scenario in the light of small state studies and recent European experience. One of the best-supported assumptions in small state literature is that small countries need to form alliances and seek protection from larger neighboring states and/or international institutions. Small European states have generally sought shelter from the European Union (EU) and NATO. This study confirms that an independent Scotland would need strategic, political, economic and societal shelter, and could look for the various elements within existing European institutions, from its closest southern and northern neightbours, and from the US. However, protection may come with a certain cost - just as union with another entity does at present. Article in Journal/Newspaper Arctic University of Iceland: Peer Reviewed Journals Arctic |
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A planned referendum in 2014 on Scottish independence gives cause to examine that scenario in the light of small state studies and recent European experience. One of the best-supported assumptions in small state literature is that small countries need to form alliances and seek protection from larger neighboring states and/or international institutions. Small European states have generally sought shelter from the European Union (EU) and NATO. This study confirms that an independent Scotland would need strategic, political, economic and societal shelter, and could look for the various elements within existing European institutions, from its closest southern and northern neightbours, and from the US. However, protection may come with a certain cost - just as union with another entity does at present. |
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Scotland as an Independent Small State: Where would it seek shelter? |
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