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
Collection
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