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This open access volume examines current threats to democracy with a focus on Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania. These small democracies face unique challenges from climate change, hybrid security threats, and geopolitical tensions. The book examines how these nations have adapted their institutions and practices to withstand disinformation campaigns, cyberattacks, and economic coercion, while also addressing environmental issues such as extreme weather and biodiversity loss.
Part of the two-volume "Democratic Resilience in the Baltics," Volume 2, "Societal Resilience as a Defence Force," presents societal resilience as an element of national defense, drawing lessons from global conflicts and offering practical strategies for building resilient societies.
The two volumes offer valuable lessons for other small democracies and larger states alike, highlighting the importance of resilience in safeguarding democratic institutions in an increasingly unstable world.
Table des matières
Part 1: Foundations of Societal Resilience.- Chapter 1. Defining Societal Resilience as a Defensive Power.- Chapter 2. Modelling and Measuring Resilience: Some Methodological Considerations in the Case of Estonia.- Part 2: Civil Engagement and Social Capital.- Chapter 3. Resilience and Will to Defend: Foundation of National Security in Small States.- Chapter 4. Strategies for Enhancing Civil Participation in National Security: Case of Lithuania.- Chapter 5. Civic Resilience and Defence Preparedness: Training Citizens to Defend Their Country.- Chapter 6. The Civic Dimension of Resilience: the Case of Latvia and Finland.- Part 3: Civic Culture and National Identity as a Backbone of Societal Resilience.- Chapter 7. National Identity as Ukraine s Source of Societal Resolve: What are the Main Takeaways for Latvia?.- Chapter 8. Resilience, Patriotism, and Defensive Spirit in French Society: Practices Applicable to Small States.- Chapter 9. The Impact of Military Traditions and Gun Culture on State Resilience.- Chapter 10. Exploring Interdependencies between Identity and Resilience: Lessons from the War in Ukraine for the Baltic States.- Chapter 11. Best Practices of Community-Based Resilience Initiatives in Estonia.- Part 4: Psychological Warfare and Information Resilience.- Chapter 12. Conspiracy Beliefs and Cognitive Resilience in the Baltic States.- Chapter 13. Experience of the Baltic States in Countering History-Linked Kremlin Propaganda: a Case Study.- Chapter 14. Resilience to Cyber Threats: Strategies to Counter Cyber Threats in Small States.- Part 5: Conclusion.- Chapter 15. Recommendations in Strengthening Social Resilience for National Security in the Baltics.
A propos de l'auteur
Rasa Smaliukiene is a Professor of Management and Public Administration at the Lithuanian Military Academy, where she teaches disaster management. She is an expert at the International Organization for Standardization (ISO) in a group on security and resilience; national representative at NATO Science and Technology Organization (STO) in a group for Human Factors and Medicine; participant in national and international research projects. Her research interests focus on human factors in security and disaster management.
David Schultz is Distinguished University Professor in the Departments of Political Science, Environmental Studies, and Legal Studies at Hamline University, USA. He is also a professor of Law at the University of St. Thomas, USA, and at the General Jonas Žemaitis Military Academy of Lithuania. A four-time Fulbright scholar who has taught extensively in Europe and Asia, and the winner of the Leslie A. Whittington national award for excellence in public affairs teaching, Schultz is former editor-in-chief of the Journal of Public Affairs Education and the author of more than 45 books and 200+ articles on various aspects of American politics, election law, and the media and politics. His most recent books are Constitutional Precedent in US Supreme Court Reasoning (2022), Handbook of Election Law (2022), Presidential Swing States (2022), and Generational Politics in the United States (2024).
Vidmantė Giedraitytė is an Associate Professor and Head of the Research Group for Security Institutions Management at the General Jonas Žemaitis Military Academy of Lithuania. She holds a Master of Law (2006) and a PhD in Social Sciences (Management, 2016) from Mykolas Romeris University, Lithuania. With over 20 years of university lecturing experience, she also coordinates the MA+ Law Competence program at Kaunas University of Technology and participates in national legislative working groups. Her main research areas include state and society resilience to national security threats, cross-sectoral cooperation in crisis management, management of security institutions, the defense innovation ecosystem, public sector change and innovation management, and the legal regulation of public administration. She contributes to a range of national and EU-funded projects on national security and defense, has authored or co-authored dozens of scientific publications, and co-edited the book Europe Alone: Small State Security without the United States (2022, Rowman & Littlefield Publishers).
Résumé
This open access volume examines current threats to democracy with a focus on Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania. These small democracies face unique challenges from climate change, hybrid security threats, and geopolitical tensions. The book examines how these nations have adapted their institutions and practices to withstand disinformation campaigns, cyberattacks, and economic coercion, while also addressing environmental issues such as extreme weather and biodiversity loss.
Part of the two-volume "Democratic Resilience in the Baltics," Volume 2, "Societal Resilience as a Defence Force," presents societal resilience as an element of national defense, drawing lessons from global conflicts and offering practical strategies for building resilient societies.
The two volumes offer valuable lessons for other small democracies and larger states alike, highlighting the importance of resilience in safeguarding democratic institutions in an increasingly unstable world.
