The Securitization of National Minorities in the Baltic States
| Autor: | Aleksandra Kuczyńska-Zonik |
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| Rok vydání: | 2017 |
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russia
Valstybės stabilumas Sociology and Political Science national minorities State stability 0211 other engineering and technologies integration security 02 engineering and technology International trade baltic states Ukraina (Ukraine) Lietuva (Lithuania) Political science 050602 political science & public administration business.industry Rusija (Rossija Rusijos Federacija Rossijskaja Federacija Rusijos imperija Carinė Rusija Russia) 05 social sciences 021107 urban & regional planning 0506 political science state stability Security Securitization Baltijos šalys (Baltic States) Integracija / Integration Saugumas / Safety business Law Etninės mažumos. Tautinės mažumos / Ethnic minorities. National minorities |
| Zdroj: | Baltic journal of law & politics 2017, Vol. 10, Nr. 2, p. 26-45. Baltic Journal of Law & Politics, Vol 10, Iss 2, Pp 26-45 (2017) |
| ISSN: | 2029-0454 |
| DOI: | 10.1515/bjlp-2017-0011 |
| Popis: | The occupation of Crimea and war in Eastern Ukraine brought minority issues to the top of the Baltic security agenda. Although experts estimate that a separatist scenario for Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia is not probable, the issue of national minorities has already been included into the security concept as a potential source of danger to stability and national identity. While there is need to analyze political risks in the Baltics, the concept of securitization will be applied to the topic of national minorities. This paper addresses the problem of national minorities’ political integration and loyalty to the state. For the empirical analysis, the paper will use secondary data of surveys conducted in 2014-2017, exposing opinions and beliefs of minorities in the Baltic States referring to their domestic and foreign policies, NATO, Ukrainian crisis and relations with Russia. As a result, the concluding suggestion is made that more attention should be paid to political cohesion and minority policy management: 1) to optimize the minority development; 2) to predict potential risks in the region, and 3) to prevent further threats from Russia. |
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