This analytical account of Danish foreign policy from 1720 to 1990 claims to be the first scholarly treatment of the subject in any language. Historically Danish policy, essentially the reaction of a small state to potential or actual conflict among great powers, has presented a succession of different versions of neutrality. Analyzing the ideas and tracing the attitudes behind each version, the author discusses the policy in terms of idealism and realism. The focus is on the neutralist tendencies that occasionally have marked Danish security policy in the years of NATO membership. The book also includes an account of the new commitment to alliance solidarity and European union which has characterized Danish policy towards NATO and EEC since the revolutions in Eastern Europe and the breaching of the Berlin Wall, and concludes with some speculations about Danish foreign policy in the near future. The central theme of the book is the conflict between disengagement from or involvement in international politics. The work is aimed at academics specializing in Scandinavian and European politics, European history, and international relations.
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CONTRIBUTORS: Carsten Holbraad
EAN: 9780198273561
COUNTRY: United Kingdom
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WEIGHT: 398 g
HEIGHT: 223 cm
PUBLISHED BY: Oxford University Press
DATE PUBLISHED: 1991-09-05
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GENRE: HISTORY / Europe / Scandinavia, LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES / Linguistics / General, POLITICAL SCIENCE / International Relations / General
WIDTH: 144 cm
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Denmark, c 1500 onwards to present day, 18th century, c 1700 to c 1799, 19th century, c 1800 to c 1899, 20th century, c 1900 to c 1999, International relations, European history
'a well-reasoned, well-written and stimulating overview of nearly 300 years of Danish foreign policy'
Nikolaj Petersen, University of Aarhus, Political Studies (1992), 'interesting book ... Holbraad's clear definition of this key concept and exposition of an ever-shifting balance between its two components is most stimulating and valuable. The author's weaving in of domestic political elements is also useful.'
John Fitzmaurice, Brussels University, West European Politics, Vol. 15, No. 3, July '92, 'Holbraad's broader interpretation of the neutralist behavior ... of his native country is historically rich and psychologically complex.'
Alan K. Henrikson, Fletcher School of Diplomacy and Law, American Political Science Review, Vol. 87, No. 1, March 1993, `Carsten Holbraad has written a good survey of the main features of Danish foreign policy during the last two centuries.'
European History Quarterly
