Small State Constraint: International System or Domestic Politics? A Case of Nepal and Fiji

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Title

Small State Constraint: International System or Domestic Politics? A Case of Nepal and Fiji

Subject

Small States
Fiji
Nepal
Foreign Policy

Description

 Available literature on the role of small states in international relations has focused on the international system’s impact on the maneuverability of small states. The influence of domestic politics in determining the foreign policy goals of small states seems to have lacked enough deliberations. Identifying this research gap, this article aims to analyze the foreign policy behavior of small states, including Fiji and Nepal. More precisely, this write-up argues that the small states' behavior cannot be adequately comprehended if it is only assessed from the system level of analysis, as their behavior is not only influenced by external factors or the international system. This research sheds light on how domestic factors play an important role in shaping the foreign policy of small states. In this regard, the prime objective of the paper is to examine how the domestic events of 2006 in Fiji and Nepal influenced their post-2006 foreign policy agendas. The 2006 Military Coup in Fiji and the Second People’s Movement of 2006 in Nepal are examined here to appraise how foreign policy was devised and formulated to address the issues that arose out of these events, thus allowing the two countries to remain functional in the international society of states.

Creator

Bhattarai, Gaurav
Cirikiyasawa, Vasiti N.B.

Source

Journal of International Affairs; Vol. 3 No. 1 (2020); 52-67
2631-2158

Publisher

Masters in International Relations and Diplomacy - Tribhuvan University (MIRD-TU)

Date

2020-05-24

Rights

Copyright (c) 2020 MIRD, TU

Relation

Format

application/pdf

Language

eng

Type

info:eu-repo/semantics/article
info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion
Peer-reviewed Article

Identifier

Coverage

Nepal foreign relation

Citation

Gaurav Bhattarai and Vasiti Cirikiyasawa N.B., Small State Constraint: International System or Domestic Politics? A Case of Nepal and Fiji, Masters in International Relations and Diplomacy - Tribhuvan University (MIRD-TU), 2020, accessed November 23, 2024, https://igi.indrastra.com/items/show/3129

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