International projects
NAVIGATING THE STORM: The Challenges of Small States in Europe
Researchers (1)
| no. |
Code |
Name and surname |
Research area |
Role |
Period |
No. of publicationsNo. of publications |
| 1. |
21651 |
PhD Primož Pevcin |
Administrative and organisational sciences |
Head |
2017 - 2020 |
0 |
Organisations (1)
Abstract
The EU, and the international system at large, has entered a new era of unpredictability. States face challenges that tend to outstrip effective collective responses. There is a new volatility in the public policy arena where larger powers increasingly choose to act outside the institutional frameworks which the smaller powers rely on as a guarantor of their stability and prosperity. The EU is uniquely illustrative of how an organised political and administrative framework can empower small states, as opposed to foras of inter-governmental bargaining where the bigger powers can more easily impose their will. Small member states are having to deal with this increasingly unstable international scene and at the same time, public sentiment in many EU countries has become increasingly negative towards European integration and cooperation. The public administrations of small member states are beset with unprecedented tasks and responsibilities. These have placed their already limited capacities under huge strain, while also adding more credibility to populist rhetoric and dissent towards 'Europe'. In addition, the myriad uncertainties of Brexit and the radical policy shifts emerging from the new US administration, stand every chance of altering the institutional structure that has served as the cornerstone of Western stability as well as the security of small states throughout the international system for decades.The objectives of this project are: 1) to examine the 'coping strategies' of small states in the current political turmoil, in terms of policy, resources and focus2) to consolidate and expand the current network of European HEI’s focusing on small state studies 3) to produce advances in knowledge that will facilitate the development of teaching in small state studies in relation to EU studies and public administration in partner institutions and beyond4) to raise awareness and influence policy and practice on the unique challenges of small states in Europe.
