Modelling negotiations on the Nordic Economic Area: Uncertainty and absolute gains as factors of international solidarity
The article revisits the negotiations on NORDEK, a Nordic Economic Area, held by Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway and Sweden in 1968–1970. Finland, which initially took active part in the negotiations, later reversed its position under pressure from the Soviet Union as well as for other reasons. Fo...
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ftstpetersburgun:oai:dspace.spbu.ru:11701/38325 2023-05-15T16:48:22+02:00 Modelling negotiations on the Nordic Economic Area: Uncertainty and absolute gains as factors of international solidarity Lanko, Dmitry A. 2022-09 https://doi.org/10.21638/spbu06.2022.302 http://hdl.handle.net/11701/38325 en eng St Petersburg State University Vestnik of St Petersburg University. International Relations;Volume 15; Issue 3 Lanko D. A. Modelling negotiations on the Nordic Economic Area: Uncertainty and absolute gains as factors of international solidarity. Vestnik of Saint Petersburg University. International Relations, 2022, vol. 15, issue 3, pp. 243–261. https://doi.org/10.21638/spbu06.2022.302 https://doi.org/10.21638/spbu06.2022.302 http://hdl.handle.net/11701/38325 NORDEK Denmark Finland Iceland Norway Sweden solidarity uncertainty relative gains economic power Article 2022 ftstpetersburgun https://doi.org/10.21638/spbu06.2022.302 2022-10-25T00:05:40Z The article revisits the negotiations on NORDEK, a Nordic Economic Area, held by Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway and Sweden in 1968–1970. Finland, which initially took active part in the negotiations, later reversed its position under pressure from the Soviet Union as well as for other reasons. Four remaining Nordic countries refused to pursue a Nordic Economic Area without Finland for multiple reasons, of which one was solidarity with Finland. This article presents multiple game models, of which some reflect the actual outcome of the NORDEK negotiations, i. e., their failure, while others reflect hypothetical outcomes of the negotiations, such as emergence of a NORDEK of four without Finland. Those models allow concluding on the main factors causing Nordic solidarity, for which the NORDEK negotiations were a testing ground, and which had been the defining feature of regional politics in the European North during fifty years following the failure of the negotiations. First, domestic uncertainty about the issue debated by multiple nations contributes to greater solidarity among those nations. Second, majority’s focus on their absolute gains during international negotiations contributes to greater solidarity among negotiating nations. Third, relative equality among negotiating nations does not have any influence on solidarity among them. The latter conclusion supports the theoretical assumption that that organic solidarity (solidarity among different) is as possible as is mechanical solidarity (solidarity of similar). Article in Journal/Newspaper Iceland Saint Petersburg State University: Research Repository (DSpace SPbU) Norway Vestnik of Saint Petersburg University. International relations 15 3 243 261 |
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The article revisits the negotiations on NORDEK, a Nordic Economic Area, held by Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway and Sweden in 1968–1970. Finland, which initially took active part in the negotiations, later reversed its position under pressure from the Soviet Union as well as for other reasons. Four remaining Nordic countries refused to pursue a Nordic Economic Area without Finland for multiple reasons, of which one was solidarity with Finland. This article presents multiple game models, of which some reflect the actual outcome of the NORDEK negotiations, i. e., their failure, while others reflect hypothetical outcomes of the negotiations, such as emergence of a NORDEK of four without Finland. Those models allow concluding on the main factors causing Nordic solidarity, for which the NORDEK negotiations were a testing ground, and which had been the defining feature of regional politics in the European North during fifty years following the failure of the negotiations. First, domestic uncertainty about the issue debated by multiple nations contributes to greater solidarity among those nations. Second, majority’s focus on their absolute gains during international negotiations contributes to greater solidarity among negotiating nations. Third, relative equality among negotiating nations does not have any influence on solidarity among them. The latter conclusion supports the theoretical assumption that that organic solidarity (solidarity among different) is as possible as is mechanical solidarity (solidarity of similar). |
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Modelling negotiations on the Nordic Economic Area: Uncertainty and absolute gains as factors of international solidarity |
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