The Integration of Non-Estonians Into Estonian Society
Author : Aksel Kirch
Publisher :
Page : 168 pages
File Size : 13,70 MB
Release : 1997
Category : Estonia
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National Integration and Violent Conflict in Post-Soviet Societies
Author : Pål Kolstø
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
Page : 328 pages
File Size : 44,88 MB
Release : 2002
Category : History
ISBN : 9780742518889
Book Description
The theory presented in this work's predecessor, Nation-Building and Ethnic Integration in Post-Soviet Societies: An Investigation of Latvia and Kazakhstan (1999), fails to explain why the Dniester war of 1992 broke out in Moldova while Estonia remained free of large- scale violence. Kolsto (Russian and East European area studies, U. of Oslo, Norway) presents six contributions that revisit the question of when ethnic strife is likely to break out after the removal of authoritarian government. After reviewing candidates for explanatory theories, four country studies explore the evidence and one contribution discusses the international setting. The final chapter compares theory to evidence and concludes that theories of resources and opportunities available to various groups are better predictors of violence than theories of grievances and relative discriminations. Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR
The Challenge of the Russian Minority
Author : Marju Lauristin
Publisher :
Page : 402 pages
File Size : 25,38 MB
Release : 2002
Category : Estland
ISBN :
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Estonia and the Estonians
Author : Toivo U. Raun
Publisher : Hoover Press
Page : 396 pages
File Size : 23,35 MB
Release : 2002-02-01
Category : History
ISBN : 9780817928537
Book Description
Estonia and the Estonians provides the first compendious survey in any language of Estonian history, from prehistoric times to the twenty-first century. Estonia's strategic geopolitical location—a crossroads where the major powers of northeastern Europe have struggled for influence—and the small number of ethnic Estonians are crucial factors that have shaped the history of the area and its inhabitants. The book emphasizes the period since the mid-nineteenth century, when a national movement calling for Estonian cultural and political autonomy began to emerge. During the two world wars, Estonia gained and lost political self-determination. Yet a modern Estonian culture was firmly established, and a strong sense of national identity survived the Soviet era.
Constructing Post-Soviet Geopolitics in Estonia
Author : Pami Aalto
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 201 pages
File Size : 18,27 MB
Release : 2013-09-13
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 1135294429
Book Description
This work examines the construction of post-Soviet political space, geopolitical discourses and boundaries in Estonia. Making use of innovative methodological solutions such as Q-methodology, its analysis includes in-depth interviews that elucidate a variety of issues through human experience and subjective perception, such as Estonian-Russian border disputes of the 1990s, inter-ethnic issues and national integration and security. As Estonia is one of the frontline EU accession countries and is queuing for membership of NATO, the book raises broad questions of post-Soviet geopolitics in the Baltic region and across Europe. Indeed, Pami Aalto argues that small states such as Estonia should be understood as active participants in post-Soviet and European geopolitics, and not simply pawns in a superpower environment.
Contributions to the Study of Peacemaking
Author : United States Institute of Peace
Publisher :
Page : 84 pages
File Size : 33,41 MB
Release : 1999
Category : Peace
ISBN :
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Trames
Author :
Publisher :
Page : 96 pages
File Size : 22,58 MB
Release : 1998
Category :
ISBN :
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Contributions to the Study of Peacemaking
Author : Anne-Marie Smith
Publisher :
Page : 84 pages
File Size : 13,86 MB
Release : 1999
Category : Mediation, International
ISBN :
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Estonia's Integration Landscape
Author : Agu Laius
Publisher :
Page : 192 pages
File Size : 14,16 MB
Release : 2000
Category : Estonia
ISBN :
Book Description
Minorities in Europe
Author : Snežana Trifunovska (jurist)
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 248 pages
File Size : 20,23 MB
Release : 1999-10-19
Category : Law
ISBN : 9789067041171
Book Description
Political/security, legal and economic aspects are highlighted in this volume's coverage of minority issues in Croatia, Estonia and Slovakia. Since these countries achieved independence as a result of the post-Cold War dissolution of their predecessor states, there is a relatively complex minority situation in all three--the result of changing state borders. This work contributes to identifying problem areas and the means and mechanisms to ensure adequate protection to minority groups.
