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The Baltic States from the Soviet Union to the European Union: Identity, Discourse and Power in the Post-Communist Transition of Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania book cover

1st Edition

The Baltic States from the Soviet Union to the European Union Identity, Discourse and Power in the Post-Communist Transition of Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania

By Richard Mole Copyright 2012
214 Pages 7 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

216 Pages 7 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

216 Pages 7 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge
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The Baltic States are unique in being the only member-states of the EU to have fought to regain their sovereignty from the Soviet Union, only then to cede it to Brussels in certain key areas. Similarly, no member-states have had to struggle as hard as Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania to preserve their identity after fifty years of Soviet nationality policy in the face of sub-state and supra-state... Read more

Introduction: Identity, Discourse and Power  1. Identity and Political Legitimacy: Independence Won and Lost  2. The Years of Soviet Occupation: Independence Lost and Won  3. State and Nation-building: The Politics of Identity  4. The Politics of Foreign Policy: Relations Between the Self and Other  5. Identity, Security and the Idea of Europe  Conclusion

Biography

Richard Mole is Senior Lecturer in Political Sociology at the School of Slavonic and East European Studies, University College London.

"Mole’s work provides a compelling discussion that deepens our knowledge of European security and identity politics and the theoretic and empirical implications offer scholars at any level a range of issues for further research."

James Whibley, Victoria University of Wellington

"Mole has provided an interesting and well-written exploration of the Baltic states and their journey from persistent subjugation to EU and NATO member-states."

David Galbreath, University of Bath, Journal of Baltic Studies

 

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