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Representations of the European Union in German and UK secondary school textbooks - a comparative analysis
(Tartu Ülikool, 2016)The current thesis observes secondary school textbooks from the UK and Germany from a comparative perspective and evaluates how the European Union is represented in them. For doing so, a methodology of qualitative content ... -
Casting votes digitally: examining the Latvian national position on Internet voting
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Application of the European Union's human security approach to the European Union Monitoring Mission to Georgia
(Tartu Ülikool, 2016)This Master’s thesis explores the way in which human security agenda has found its way into the security practices of an emerging security actor, the European Union (EU). In this context, while the work introduces the human ... -
Lustration in Post-Soviet Ukraine: a study on unsuccessful transitional justice
(Tartu Ülikool, 2016)Shortly after the collapse of the Soviet Union, a number of countries in Central and Eastern Europe (CEE) implemented lustration procedures. Ukraine was not among these countries, as it took until 2014 to pass any laws ... -
The nature of the European Union discourse articulated by the Georgian Orthodox Church
(Tartu Ülikool, 2016)This Master’s thesis uncovers the discourse of the Georgian Orthodox Church (GOC) towards the European Union on two dimensions: the official discourse of the GOC and the ongoing discourse among its members (churchmen). The ... -
Deconstructing contemporary Russian national Identity: analysing discursive reactions to crisis situations
(Tartu Ülikool, 2016)The following thesis addresses Russian identity in times of crises and the differences between the official pro-government discourse and the discourse in the public sphere. In order to trace contemporary Russian national ... -
Discovering connections between economic and political dependence in the context of Russia-Georgia economic relations
(Tartu Ülikool, 2016)This Master’s thesis examines social dimension of the economic dependence and foreign policy compliance of Georgia to Russia in order to explain foreign policy choices of the governments of Georgia. According to the ... -
Incorporation of article 5, 12 and 13 of UN Convention on the rights of persons with disabilities into notariate law of the Republic of Latvia
(Tartu Ülikool, 2016)United Nations (hereafter – UN) adopted the Convention on the Rights of the Persons with Disabilities (hereafter – CRPD) on 13 December 2006, and this is the first international human rights treaty which EU joined as a ... -
Russia's quest for international status during Vladimir Putin's third presidential term
(Tartu Ülikool, 2016)The following thesis aims to research Russia’s status-seeking strategy after Putin’s return to power in 2012, which marked the emergence of state’s aggressive foreign policy. Shortly after the annexation of Crimea, Russia ... -
Secure or otherwise: Lithuania's ontological security after EU and NATO accession
(Tartu Ülikool, 2016)This Master‘s Thesis analyzes the Lithuanian foreign policy narrative. The analyzed time frame begins with Lithuania‘s entry to the EU and NATO in 2004 and ends with the outset of the Euromaidan protest movement in 2013. ... -
The public communication of the Estonian government regarding the refugee crisis in 2015: discourse analytical approach
(Tartu Ülikool, 2016)The aim of the MA thesis was to analyse the public communication of the Estonian government regarding the refugee crisis in 2015, namely whether the government has taken an active or passive role in the communication and ... -
Assessing Russian impact on the Western Balkan countries' EU accession: cases of Croatia and Serbia
(Tartu Ülikool, 2017)The matter of EU enlargement to the Western Balkans has become overshadowed by pressing issues such as Brexit, the rise of the radical right and international terrorism. Notwithstanding the pressure to address these issues ... -
The economic and geopolitical weight in the balance of international relations: the case of German-Russian relations
(Tartu Ülikool, 2017)Germany’s relationship with Russia has long been regarded as ‘special’ and ‘strategic’, and the evolution of Ostpolitik throughout the years has never lost sight of the original purpose: to increase ties between East and ... -
Representations of the refugee crisis in the Russian media
(Tartu Ülikool, 2017)The current refugee crisis in the European Union already represents the largest movement of people that Europe has seen since the end of the Second World War. It is impossible to ignore the role of journalism in influencing ... -
Impediments to the development of European Union's common security and defence policy
(Tartu Ülikool, 2017)The global geopolitical rift has presented challenges as Russia's revisionism policy, a spread of Islamic extremism and terrorism, instability in Eastern and Southern neighbourhood causing migration crisis, the rise of ... -
Is Russia becoming China’s other? An analysis of China’s foreign policy discourses towards Russia
(Tartu Ülikool, 2017)Having China’s international identity as the research background, the special position Russia has in its relations with China created a myth for researchers to tackle. China frequently uses Othering in its domestic ...
