Identity and Foreign Policy

Baltic-Russian Relations and European Integration
Neuauflage 2009
ISBN: 978-0-7546-7329-3
Verlag: Taylor & Francis Ltd

Buch, Englisch, 216 Seiten, Format (B × H): 159 mm x 240 mm, Gewicht: 542 g

Baltic-Russian relations have been complicated and tense since the collapse of the USSR and the restoration of Estonian, Latvian and Lithuanian independence. Although Baltic accession to the European Union (EU) has created a new international context for interstate relations in the region, enlargement did not bring about the much hoped for improvement in Baltic-Russian relations. This case-study-rich volume examines links between identity, memory politics and foreign policy. It analyzes and explains developments in Baltic-Russian relations after both NATO and EU enlargement, focusing on the incompatibility of Baltic and Russian post-Soviet national identity constructions and the manifestations of this underlying antagonism in bilateral relations and on the broader European and international arena. Built on the constructivist perspective in international relations, this volume provides a coherent and illuminating account of the dynamics of Baltic-Russian relations after NATO and EU enlargement. Combining policy-relevant analysis with theoretical insights, it will meet the needs of academics and students of foreign policy, EU external relations and international relations more generally.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Ehin, Piret

Berg, Eiki

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Politikwissenschaft Allgemein

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Chapter 1 Incompatible Identities? Baltic-Russian Relations and the EU as an Arena for Identity Conflict, Piret Ehin, Eiki Berg; Chapter 2 Imperial Legacy and the Russian-Baltic Relations, Elena Fofanova, Viatcheslav Morozov; Chapter 3 Commemorating 9 May, Eva-Clarita Onken; Chapter 4 Identity Politics and Contested Histories in Divided Societies, Karsten Brüggemann, Andres Kasekamp; Chapter 5 Liminality and Contested Europeanness, Maria Mälksoo; Chapter 6 The “Return of History” or Technocratic Administration? The Effects of Depoliticization in Estonian-Russian Relations, Alexander Astrov; Chapter 7 Entrapment in the Discourse of Danger? Latvian-Russian Interaction in the Context of European Integration, Andris Spruds; Chapter 8 Neighbourhood Politics of Baltic States, Dovil? Jakni?nait?; Chapter 9 In and Out of Europe, Sergei Prozorov; Chapter 10 Contextualizing and Qualifying Identities, Hiski Haukkala;

Über Autor(innen)

Professor Eiki Berg, Professor of International Relations, Institute of Government and Politics, University of Tartu, Estonia and Piret Ehin, Senior Researcher, Institute of Government and Politics, University of Tartu, Estonia.