04300nam 2200661 a 450 991045286250332120210112195138.01-315-03938-91-135-29442-9(CKB)2550000001118136(StDuBDS)AH25602747(SSID)ssj0001003377(PQKBManifestationID)12471438(PQKBTitleCode)TC0001003377(PQKBWorkID)11037038(PQKB)10627098(MiAaPQ)EBC1395341(EXLCZ)99255000000111813620030115d2003 fy 0engur|||||||||||txtccrConstructing post-Soviet geopolitics in Estonia[electronic resource] /Pami AaltoLondon Frank Cass20031 online resource (208 p. )map[Cass studies in geopolitics Constructing post-Soviet geopolitics in EstoniaCass studies in politicsBibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph0-7146-5425-6 1-299-87225-5 Includes bibliographical references and index.The Space of Post-Soviet Geopolitics in Estonia. "High" and "Low" Geopolitics. In Search of Discourses. Identities and Subjectivities Matter. Discourse, Power and New Boundaries. Concluding Remarks - Critical Geopolitics and Peaceful Development.Aalto examines the construction of political space, geopolitical discources and boundaries in post-Soviet Estonia. Making use of innovative methodological solutions such as Q-methodological discourse analysis and in-depth interviews, the text covers a variety of issues through human experience.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. 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.GeopoliticsPolitics and GovernmenteflchEstoniaGeopoliticsEstoniaRegions & Countries - EuropeHILCCHistory & ArchaeologyHILCCRussia & Former Soviet RepublicsHILCCEstoniaPolitics and government1991-Electronic books.lcshGeopoliticsPolitics and Government.GeopoliticsRegions & Countries - EuropeHistory & ArchaeologyRussia & Former Soviet Republics320.1209479809049Aalto Pami1972-595810StDuBDSStDuBDSStDuBDSZUkPrAHLSBOOK9910452862503321Constructing post-Soviet geopolitics in Estonia1892044UNINA