Euroopa Liidu – Venemaa uuringute õppekava magistritööd – Master´s theses
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Polarization of public opinion regarding the EU in conditions of polarized national elite
(Tartu Ülikool, 2020)Theoretically, elite polarization should lead to public polarization but it does not always happen. This Master’s thesis examines what factors lead to mass polarization when parties are polarized. 12 cases with high elite ... -
(Re)constructing Europes in the migrant crisis: Germany, Hungary, and Russia
(Tartu Ülikool, 2020)This thesis uses Ernesto Laclau and Chantal Mouffe’s discourse theory to analyse the construction of European identity by German Chancellor Angela Merkel, Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán and Russian President ... -
How exogenous factors redirect voter preferences: the case of Italy and Lega Nord
(Tartu Ülikool, 2019)The current rise of far right populist parties in Europe has touched the Italian political scene during the 2018 national elections, when Lega Nord (Northern League) reached 17.35 percent of support from all over the ... -
The challenges of change in foreign policy - norms and the EU's policy learning in the European Neighbourhood Policy
(Tartu Ülikool, 2019)The lack of fundamental change within the European Neighbourhood Policy (ENP) seems puzzling given both the policy’s lack of success and the self-initiated opportunities the European Union (EU) had to change the policy ... -
Beyond ecclesiastical nationalism: agency and selfhood in the Orthodox world – the constellations of contemporary Macedonia and Moldova
(Tartu Ülikool, 2019)Against the background of an innate imperative for ecclesial unity, the intensifying antagonistic plurality of the Orthodox Church poses an array of research questions. The continuous social relevance of Orthodoxy, as well ... -
Takeover of the memory field: changing commemorative practises regarding Stalinist repressions in Russia
(Tartu Ülikool, 2019)Current paper primarily focuses on the analyses of Russian memory regime on the issue of Stalinist repressions. Over the recent years, Russian government established a monopoly of commemoration of the past events by ... -
Artistic practices on the service of the counter-hegemony: the case of contemporary Russian artist Pyotr Pavlensky
(Tartu Ülikool, 2019)The writing and completion of this thesis would not have been possible without support of my supervisors Dr. Andreas Ventsel and Katarina Damčević. I want to express my gratitude which is beyond any words for the eternal ... -
Russian and Chinese conceptions of deterrence: a comparative study of revisionism and the status-quo
(Tartu Ülikool, 2019)The study of deterrence provides a unique and insightful alternative for the evaluation of state revisionism and status-quo adherence. This thesis provides an innovate method and proof-of-concept for the categorization of ... -
Divergent understandings regarding the “strategic autonomy of the European Union”: a result of the plurality of strategic cultures among the member states
(Tartu Ülikool, 2019)In the recent years, the strategic autonomy of the European Union (EU) has become one of the buzzwords when it comes to the defence cooperation of the EU. However, even though that all EU Member States have agreed with the ... -
Local governments’ motives for adopting participatory budgeting: evidence from Estonia
(Tartu Ülikool, 2019)Participatory budgeting as a successful participatory instrument has been implemented all over the world for almost 30 years. Since this concept is rather new in Estonian case, there is a gap in existing scholarly discussion ... -
10 years of Nordic defence: the correlation between perception of threat and ambition for defence cooperation in the Nordic Council 2009-2018
(Tartu Ülikool, 2019)Defence and security have during the last decade become an increasingly important part of the Nordic cooperation that traditionally has been defined mainly by the absence of these questions on the agenda. In my thesis I ... -
Public confidence in national and supranational institutions: the impact of materialist and post-materialist values
(Tartu Ülikool, 2019)Advanced industrialized societies are undergoing a change that alters individual values, beliefs and behavior. Building on the theories of changing values articulated by Ronald Inglehart, the thesis hypothesizes that the ... -
Adaptation of diplomacy to the digital age case studies: the USA, Israel and Russia
(Tartu Ülikool, 2019)The purpose of this research is to study the transformations in the nature of diplomacy in order to adapt new age. The research investigates the distinct form of diplomacy identified by the changes result of technological ... -
Framing refugee news in the electorate cycle: the case of Italy
(Tartu Ülikool, 2019)The current European refugee crisis affects many EU countries, including Italy, which due to its strategical location in the Mediterranean area, has become one of the main destinations for the migratory flows coming from ... -
Securitization of dual citizenship in Germany
(Tartu Ülikool, 2019)The securitization of migration has been well-researched. In stark contrast, a research gap exists concerning the securitization of (dual) citizenship across countries. This thesis addresses this gap by investigating two ... -
Hybrid hegemony: rethinking Gramsci in the contemporary Italian context
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Shaping the European Union strategic culture: the case of the United Kingdom
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Transnationalism and attitudinal integration: Russian-speaking youth and Estonian security and defence policy
(Tartu Ülikool, 2018)In the context of increasing geopolitical tensions, the identities and political loyalties of Russian-speaking minorities living outside of the historical homeland has become the focus of a growing body of research. Questions ... -
The politics of recognition: Exploring the arguments behind the recognition of Kosovo
(Tartu Ülikool, 2018)Ten years from now Kosovo’s declaration of Independence and the aftermath still constitute an important field for academic explorations. Given the renewed interest towards the secessionist claims to independence, and the ...
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