Quest for Power in the UNSC

Ann-Marie Ekengren, Ph.D (1999), University of Gothenburg, is a Professor in Political Studies. She has published several monographs and articles on foreign policy decision-making, including The Mediatization of Foreign Policy, Political Decisionmaking and Humanitarian Intervention (Palgrave, 2017).Ulrika Möller, Ph.D (2007), University of Gothenburg, is an Associate Professor in Political Studies. Her research interests include Security Council candidatures and memberships, Nordic state’s foreign- and security policy, and multilateral diplomacy for nuclear non-proliferation and disarmament.

• AcknowledgmentsList of Figures and TablesNotes on Contributors1 The Candidates for a Nonpermanent Seat in the Security Council: Who, Why and How?Ann-Marie Ekengren and Ulrika Möller2 Competing for an Elected Seat on the Security Council: Who, Why and How?Ann-Marie Ekengren and Ulrika Möller3 Candidatures and Terms: Detecting Winner and LosersUlrika Möller and Ann-Marie Ekengren   4 Why do States want a Seat on the unsc? Expectations between Different Types of StatesAnn-Marie Ekengren, Fredrik D. Hjorthen and Ulrika Möller5 Candidature Decisions: Six In-depth ExaminationsAnn-Marie Ekengren, Ulrika Möller, Touko Piiparinen, Tarja Seppä, Anni Tervo, Baldur Thorhallsson, Jóna Sólveig Elínardóttir and Anna M. Eggertsdóttir6 Competing Small Powers: Austria versus Iceland on the unscBaldur Thorhallsson, Jóna Sólveig Elínardóttir and Anna M. Eggertsdóttir7 Greater than Its Size? Comparing Finland’s and Luxembourg’s Campaigns to the Security CouncilTouko Piiparinen, Tarja Seppä and Anni Tervo8 Election 2016: Sweden and the Kingdom of the NetherlandsAnn-Marie Ekengren and Ulrika Möller9 Results, Conclusions, and ReflectionsAnn-Marie Ekengren and Ulrika MöllerIndex