The paper is behind a paywall, unfortunately. Contact me if you cannot access it.

It's part of a SI on #CEE actorness. Thanks to the editors @karolinapomorska.bsky.social & Emilian Kavalski. And @mariannalovato.bsky.social, @adinaakbik.bsky.social, @gnoutcheva.bsky.social, Jožo Bátora, Stefan Cibian, Konstantinas Andrijauskas, Magda Góra and @natsty.bsky.social for comments!

The text concludes that the context is as important for the recognition of specialisation as the effort #small states put into it. This finding is relevant for small state scholarship and for foreign policy practice.

The article compares two specialisations in #Czech foreign policy in the EU. It examines resources, discourses, and social networks. It argues that the crowdedness of one of the policy areas explains the difference.

The article compares two specialisations in Czech foreign policy in the EU. It looks at resources, discourses and social networks. It argues that it was the crowdedness of one of the policy areas that explains the difference.

Let us know what you think!

And check our acknowledgments (missing in the article) in this Linkedin post.
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We also identify new research questions that our definition may help address, be it on the specialisation itself, its origins and changes, the domestic politics of specialisation, and the international impacts of specialisation.

We propose a definition of small state foreign policy specialisation. We trace the concept of specialisation across academic literature and policy practice of EU small states.

I really look forward to reading this! Congrats!