National elites and the Russian minority issue : does EU–NATO integration matter?

Collection:
Mokslo publikacijos / Scientific publications
Document Type:
Straipsnis / Article
Language:
Anglų kalba / English
Title:
National elites and the Russian minority issue: does EU–NATO integration matter?
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In the Journal:
Journal of European integration. 2010, vol. 32, no. 2, p. 193-212
Summary / Abstract:

LTReikšminiai žodžiai: Baltijos valstybės; Baltijos šalys (Baltic states); ES; Elitai; Elitas; NATO; Nacionalizmas; Pilietybė; Rusų mažuma; Baltic States; Citizenship; EU; Elites; European Union; NATO; Nationalism; Russian minority; Europos Sąjunga (European Union).

ENOne of the main conditions for post-communist countries to attain membership of the European Union and the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) was that national laws should be brought into line with international human rights standards, with special attention to political rights for minority groups. In the case of the Baltic States, the national elites played a major role in the process leading to more liberal citizenship laws towards the Russian-speaking minority. However, was the changing of formal institutions a manifestation of a liberalization of the national elites’ orientations towards this minority? The article argues that instrumental elite strategies explain why nationalist attitudes seem to prevail both before and after membership, despite less restrictive laws and internationally-orientated elites. [From the publication]

DOI:
10.1080/07036330903486029
ISSN:
0703-6337
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