Identity and foreign policy [[electronic resource] ] : Baltic-Russian relations and European integration / / edited by Eiki Berg and Piret Ehin

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910454115703321
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Farnham, England ; ; Burlington, VT, : Ashgate, c2009
• ISBN: 1-317-11911-8; 1-317-11910-X; 1-281-96881-1; 9786611968816; 0-7546-8990-5
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (217 p.)
• Altri autori (Persone): BergEiki; EhinPiret
• Disciplina: 327.479047
• Soggetti: International relations; Electronic books.; Baltic States Relations Russia (Federation); Russia (Federation) Relations Baltic States; Baltic States Politics and government 1991-; European Union countries Economic integration
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references (p. [171]-203) and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Cover; Contents; Acknowledgements; 1 Incompatible Identities? Baltic-Russian Relations and the EU as an Arena for Identity Conflict; 2 Imperial Legacy and the Russian-Baltic Relations: From Conflicting Historical Narratives to a Foreign Policy Confrontation?; 3 Commemorating 9 May: The Baltic States and European Memory Politics; 4 Identity Politics and Contested Histories in Divided Societies; 5 Liminality and Contested Europeanness: Conflicting Memory Politics in the Baltic Space; 6 The "Return of History" or Technocratic Administration? The Effects of Depoliticization in Estonian-Russian Relations7 Entrapment in the Discourse of Danger? Latvian-Russian Interaction in the Context of European Integration; 8 Neighbourhood Politics of Baltic States: ; Between the EU and Russia; 9 In and Out of Europe: Identity Politics in Russian-European Relations; 10 Contextualizing and Qualifying Identities: Baltic-Russian Relations in the Context of European Integration; Bibliography; Index
• Sommario/riassunto: 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.