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Despite the proliferation of many empirical studies on small states in the last two decades or so, as a group of cases small states clearly remain under-researched (Veenendaal and Corbett 2014). There are various reasons underpinning small states’ marginal position in comparative political science research, among which their limited role in world politics, the fact that they are often not considered to be “real” states, and the lack of (quantitative) data.
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Veenendaal, W., Wolf, S. (2016). Concluding remarks: Achievements, challenges, and opportunities of small state research. In: Wolf, S. (eds) State Size Matters. Springer VS, Wiesbaden. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-658-07725-9_13
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