Constructing Post-Soviet Geopolitics in Estonia

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.

List of contents

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.

About the author

Pami Aalto

Summary

This work examines the construction of post-Soviet political space, geopolitical discourses and boundaries in Estonia.

Product details

• Authors: Pami Aalto
• Publisher: Taylor and Francis
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 15.05.2003
• EAN: 9780714683492
• ISBN: 978-0-7146-8349-2
• No. of pages: 200
• Weight: 370 g
• Series: Routledge Studies in Geopolitics
• Subjects: Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political science and political education; Postwar 20th century history, from c 1945 to c 2000, European History, Estonia, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Geopolitics, Geopolitics, POLITICAL SCIENCE / World / European, HISTORY / Europe / Baltic States, 21st Century, 21st century, c 2000 to c 2100, Later 20th century c 1950 to c 1999, c 1945 to c 2000 (Post-war period)