Hotets påverkan på statens alliansbeteende
(2012) STVK01 20112Department of Political Science
- Abstract (Swedish)
- Alignment behavior of states provides an interesting and observable approach to International Politics. This theory testing thesis examines the ways external and internal threats give impact on the alignment behavior of states. Traditional alignment theory, such as Steven Walts Balance-of-Threat, predicts that states balance against their primary external threat by aligning a secondary threat. Steven David’s Omnibalance theory, on the other hand, suggests that weak states are more likely to align with its primary external threat as a way of balancing a more urgent internal threat to the leaders’ political and personal survival.
Using an in-depth case study of Georgia, that goes over a period from independence up to the short war with... (More) - Alignment behavior of states provides an interesting and observable approach to International Politics. This theory testing thesis examines the ways external and internal threats give impact on the alignment behavior of states. Traditional alignment theory, such as Steven Walts Balance-of-Threat, predicts that states balance against their primary external threat by aligning a secondary threat. Steven David’s Omnibalance theory, on the other hand, suggests that weak states are more likely to align with its primary external threat as a way of balancing a more urgent internal threat to the leaders’ political and personal survival.
Using an in-depth case study of Georgia, that goes over a period from independence up to the short war with Russia (1991-2008), the author argues that the close alliance with Russia during the 90s was a result of Omnibalancing and that the alliance with the United States in the 21st century is Georgia’s way of balancing against an external threat from Russia. Except for testing and accepting the theories about threats’ impact on alignment behavior, the thesis concludes that the leaders’ personal backgrounds and interests have a crucial role of the alignment behavior of state. (Less)
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- author
- Toremark, Henrik LU
- supervisor
- organization
- alternative title
- En teoriprövande studie av Georgiens alliansdeltagande år 1991-2008
- course
- STVK01 20112
- year
- 2012
- type
- M2 - Bachelor Degree
- subject
- keywords
- Kaukasus, Georgien, Omnibalance, Bandwagon, Allians, Balance-of-Threat, interna hot, externa hot
- language
- Swedish
- id
- 2275599
- date added to LUP
- 2012-02-14 21:00:28
- date last changed
- 2012-02-14 21:00:28
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abstract = {{Alignment behavior of states provides an interesting and observable approach to International Politics. This theory testing thesis examines the ways external and internal threats give impact on the alignment behavior of states. Traditional alignment theory, such as Steven Walts Balance-of-Threat, predicts that states balance against their primary external threat by aligning a secondary threat. Steven David’s Omnibalance theory, on the other hand, suggests that weak states are more likely to align with its primary external threat as a way of balancing a more urgent internal threat to the leaders’ political and personal survival.
Using an in-depth case study of Georgia, that goes over a period from independence up to the short war with Russia (1991-2008), the author argues that the close alliance with Russia during the 90s was a result of Omnibalancing and that the alliance with the United States in the 21st century is Georgia’s way of balancing against an external threat from Russia. Except for testing and accepting the theories about threats’ impact on alignment behavior, the thesis concludes that the leaders’ personal backgrounds and interests have a crucial role of the alignment behavior of state.}},
author = {{Toremark, Henrik}},
language = {{swe}},
note = {{Student Paper}},
title = {{Hotets påverkan på statens alliansbeteende}},
year = {{2012}},
}