Internal and external perceptions of small state security: the case of Estonia

Wrange, Jana; Bengtsson, Rikard

doi:10.1080/09662839.2019.1665517

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“…Emelianova notes that social representations reflect the emotional states of group [13]. The results, empirical studies of social representations, make up an actual knowledge about modern society, about the dynamics of processes [14] contained in the symbolic schemes of individual mental reality.…”

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Social aspects of resources management through process of understanding the social representations

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The main use of our study is to highlight the concept of resource management through process of deep understanding the social representations in our society in different situation. The study traced the main differences in the concept and social representation of the phenomenon of betrayal in two age samples. Methodology: Projective methods are the main: semi-structured interviews, modification of the Sentence Completion Test. To obtain information on the actual attitude to the phenomenon we conduct the survey. The texts processed content analysis method. Selected differences in social perceptions in the studied groups of different ages reflect the boundaries of the concept. The analysis of structural components shows the dynamics of social representations. Emotional and rational styles of behaviour in a social situation, typical for a middle-age group, have been singled out. Behavioural styles differ in average values of “possibility of betray”. Applications of this study: the results of the research are applicable both in training courses on the psychology of communication and in educational programs on forming a metacognitive assessment of the social situation. The show features of the actual attitude toward to social representations and possibility to analyse the main aspects of resources management.

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Social aspects of resources management through process of understanding the social representations

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“…This paper analyses EU images and perceptions 1 of Georgia. Scholars in EU studies focus on elite interviewing, media, public and document analysis for studying images and perceptions (Lucarelli 2014, Elgström and Chaban 2015, Chaban and Kelly 2017, Wrange and Bengtsson 2019. For this study, elite perceptions are key to understanding EU views.…”

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From a willing partner to close political and economic partner: analysing EU political elites’ images of Georgia from 1991 to 2020

Gamkrelidze

2021

European Security

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This article explores EU political elites' images of Georgia and its evolution from 1991 to 2020. The analysis relies on the author's 25 original interviews with EU political elites, including presidents, prime ministers and ministers of EU member states and EU commissioners, alongside primary documents. By triangulating between novel interview data, document analysis and statements by EU officials, this article unpacks EU perceptions of Georgia's intentions, capabilities, threats and cultural status over a 30-year historical period. The study shows that three main images of Georgia have emerged over time in the eyes of EU and EU member states leaders: first, Georgia as a willing partner to the EU; second, Georgia as a political partner to the EU and third, Georgia as a close political and economic partner to the EU. This article, by studying the EU political elites' images of Georgia, adds knowledge to the EU's perceptions of external actors, which is an under-researched topic in the scholarship of images and perceptions in EU external relations. Moreover, it extends the literature on EU-Georgia relations, and helps to understand some of their peculiarities.

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“…Under Biden, this positive perspective should be renewed and reinforced, thus also reinforcing NATO's interest in the area. However, Wrange and Bengtsson (2019) argue that Estonia is regarded as irrelevant to NATO (being a secondary consumer not a provider) but its location is of high strategic significance, and so if NATO were to turn its attention elsewhere, Estonia would be left extremely vulnerable to Russia, as Russia has already tested the boundaries of Estonia's Western allies in its expansion into Georgia and Ukraine. The reluctance of Estonia's allies to intervene in Russia's movements means that Estonia, if left unprotected, might very well be the next target, as a way into Scandinavia and the EU itself.…”

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The impact of Estonia’s established relations with the EU on the success of its post-communist transition

Walker

2022

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ESAANZ ESSAY PRIZE WINNERThis paper investigates Estonia’s post-communist transition and the successes and challenges of its accession and integration into EU. Specifically, it examines the tumultuous history between Estonia and Russia over the course of the last century and how this affected Estonian independence in the 1990s and the path to EU accession. Due to historical and ethnic factors, Estonians had always been opposed to Russification. This factor, coupled with Estonia’s consolidated liberal democracy and working market economy, has led the country’s accession to the EU to be one of the most successful examples of an effective post-communist transition. EU accession has benefitted Estonia in terms of protection against the ever-lingering threat of Russia, but such benefits have not come without a cost. Estonia has struggled with treatment of minorities and refugees, while its support for EU integration has been tested by the rise of populism both within and beyond its borders.

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Internal and external perceptions of small state security: the case of Estonia

Cited by 11 publications

References 36 publications

Social aspects of resources management through process of understanding the social representations

Social aspects of resources management through process of understanding the social representations

From a willing partner to close political and economic partner: analysing EU political elites’ images of Georgia from 1991 to 2020

The impact of Estonia’s established relations with the EU on the success of its post-communist transition

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