Abstract
ABSTRACTThe study of small state foreign policy has traditionally focused on size and the influence it plays on small state behaviour. This article instead uses the social identity theory to evaluate small state behaviour. Using the concept of status, Estonia’s bilateral development cooperation with Georgia and Moldova is evaluated. Despite Estonia’s limited resources, the impact of its aid was significant in terms of boosting Estonia’s status in the eyes of Georgia and Moldova. Using the concept of status is promising in its ability to explain and understand small state behaviour. The potential impact of this approach is significant as size might best be understood not as material or relational but as psychological.
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