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Constructivist Niche Diplomacy

Qatar’s Middle East Diplomacy as an Illustration of Small State Norm Crafting

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  • © 2019

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Authors:
  1. Nicolas Fromm

    1. Fakultät für Wirtschafts- und Sozialwissenschaften Institut für Internationale Politik, Helmut Schmidt Universität Hamburg, Hamburg, Germany

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  • A policy-oriented contribution to the theoretical debate

Part of the book series: Politik und Gesellschaft des Nahen Ostens (PGNO)

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Table of contents (7 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages I-XI
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  2. Why study Qatar and how? An introduction to the topic of this book

    • Nicolas Fromm
    Pages 1-17

  3. National interest and international norms: A joint theoretical framework

    • Nicolas Fromm
    Pages 19-55

  4. Case study background: Foreign policymaking under Emir Hamad

    • Nicolas Fromm
    Pages 57-69

  5. Case study design and methodology

    • Nicolas Fromm
    Pages 71-90

  6. Application of theory and theorization of observations: Operationalization and the system of categories

    • Nicolas Fromm
    Pages 91-125

  7. Qatar’s constructivist niche diplomacy: A discussion of the research findings

    • Nicolas Fromm
    Pages 127-151

  8. Qatar, norm crafting and Qatari norm crafting: Conclusions and outlook

    • Nicolas Fromm
    Pages 153-163

  9. Back Matter

    Pages 165-235
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About this book

Nicolas Fromm explores norm-based strategies small states can use to distinguish themselves internationally in order to compensate for their lesser geopolitical weight. Using the example of Qatar, the author shows that such strategies might include a sort of norm entrepreneurship which goes beyond the advocacy of universal norms and implies the development of genuinely new norms (‘norm crafting’) in pursuit of regional political influence. To shed light on the stunning rise of Qatar from a background actor to a protagonist in international diplomacy, the case study analyses the distinctive use of norm crafting in the country’s Middle East diplomacy under the reign of Emir Hamad (1995-2013). To unfold the potential of strategic normative innovation, Qatar seems to have imitated the attitudes and attributes of established norm entrepreneurs such as international organizations.

Authors and Affiliations

  • Fakultät für Wirtschafts- und Sozialwissenschaften Institut für Internationale Politik, Helmut Schmidt Universität Hamburg, Hamburg, Germany

    Nicolas Fromm

About the author

Dr. Nicolas Fromm is a Postdoctoral Researcher at the Institute of International Politics at Helmut Schmidt University in Hamburg. 

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