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The Agency of Small Powers: Conceptual Perspectives and Evidence from the Indo-Pacific

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The Agency of Small Powers: Conceptual Perspectives and Evidence from the Indo-Pacific

Patrick Koellner / Robert G. Patman / Balazs Kiglics

The Agency of Small Powers: Conceptual Perspectives and Evidence from the Indo-Pacific

Edited Volume | Palgrave Macmillan | 2026

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Global Orders and Foreign Policies

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Palgrave Macmillan

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Singapore

Prof. Dr. Patrick Köllner

Prof. Dr. Patrick Köllner

Director of the GIGA Institute for Asian Studies / Vice President

T. +49 (40) 822 173 151 / 42825-510 [email protected]

Prof. Dr. Robert G. Patman

Prof. Dr. Robert G. Patman

Department of Politics

Dr. Balazs Kiglics

Dr. Balazs Kiglics

University of Otago

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Otago Foreign Policy School 2025, University of Otago, Dunedin Prof. Dr. Patrick Köllner (Organiser, Speaker, Chair), Prof. Dr. Patrick Köllner (Organiser, Speaker, Chair), Prof. Dr. Patrick Köllner (Organiser, Speaker, Chair)

Patrick Köllner served as co-director of the 2025 Otago Foreign Policy School at the University of Otago, the GIGA's institutional cooperation partner in New Zealand. The conference focussed on small state agency in the Indo-Pacific, presenting new analytical perspectives and case studies from various world regions.

Prof. Dr. Patrick Köllner

Director of the GIGA Institute for Asian Studies / Vice President