A5025441356- European Politics and Security
- European Union Policy and Governance
- Migration, Refugees, and Integration
- Historical Geopolitical and Social Dynamics
- Social and Intergroup Psychology
- Eastern European Communism and Reforms
- Migration and Labor Dynamics
- Balkans: History, Politics, Society
- Social Policy and Reform Studies
- Racial and Ethnic Identity Research
- Post-Communist Economic and Political Transition
- European and International Law Studies
- Diaspora, migration, transnational identity
- Cultural Differences and Values
- Historical Linguistics and Language Studies
- Global Education and Multiculturalism
- International Student and Expatriate Challenges
- Cross-Border Cooperation and Integration
- International Relations and Foreign Policy
- Political and Economic history of UK and US
- Migration, Health and Trauma
- Urbanization and City Planning
- Historical and Archaeological Studies
- Climate Change, Adaptation, Migration
- Discourse Analysis in Language Studies
Tallinn University
2006-2023
University of Sussex
2022
Pedagogical University
2003
University of Tartu
1993
This article discusses inter-ethnic relations in Estonia historical and current perspectives. The Soviet occupation, deportations other crimes, as well massive immigration during the period, are seen comprising main reasons for tensions Estonia. Within present conflict structure, focuses on language conflict, Left-Right centre-periphery differing strategies developing a market economy. To locate this structure wider context, there is discussion of factors deriving from systemic changes which...
Abstract This article discusses public opinion of EU integration in Estonia a comparative perspective. It introduces the concept ‘reactive identity’ and finds that, instead internal politics socio‐economic factors put forward previous research, identity is key factor explaining euroscepticism countries central eastern Europe (CEE).
In this study, we investigated how perceived ethnic discrimination is related to attitudes towards the national majority group and willingness confront injustice promote social standing of a minority group. We examined relationship via two mediating factors; (dis)identification from out-group (dis)trust The Rejection-Disidentification Model (RDIM) was refined, first, account for as consequence rejection, second, intergroup an additional mechanism that can explain attitudinal behavioural...
This survey study utilized a person-oriented approach to explore the patterns of socio-political integration among Russian-speaking minority group members in three neighboring countries Baltic area: Estonia (n = 482), Finland 252), and Norway 215). Three profiles were obtained all countries: critical integration, separation, assimilation. In whole sample, was most common acculturation profile. After established, they examined vis-à-vis citizenship context see, whether what extent, objective...
This paper discusses Estonian public debate and opinion regarding the pros cons of joining European Union (EU). It is shown that a stark contrast exists between dispositions e´lites mass opinion--the former unambiguously pro-European, latter considerably eurosceptical. aims to uncover reasons behind euroscepticism through focusing on issues identity construction in e´lite EU discourse, limited popular trust political institutions, high levels social polarisation, modest knowledge EU-related...
Despite the abundance of research on disadvantaged minority group members, field ramifications low status is largely split between more material and psychological lines explanation. There also a lack how subjectively perceived socio-economic discrimination cumulatively affect sense national belonging ethnic members. This survey study was conducted among Russian-speaking immigrants in Finland (N = 316) Estonia 501). The results showed that for identification to be high, both indicators...
This paper studies Estonian national identity, as defined in terms of interethnic (de)mobilization and operationalized construing either strong or weak types cultural social boundaries between majority minority ethnic groups. The first part discusses previous research on identity Estonia. following theoretical outlines a relational model to conceptualize measure empirical utilizes the carry out demonstrative type study among Estonians Russians, who were interviewed survey within project...
This article analyses the state-of-art literature in field of citizenship studies based on relational approaches. It does so by differentiating between relationalism (FR) and process (PR) comparing, this context, framing three leading relationalist scholars field: Engin Isin, Margaret Somers Gurminder Bhambra. In doing so, we focus first ways which they envisage overcoming analytical dualisms responsible for social exclusion hierarchies related to citizenship, second their normative...
Purpose: By utilizing data from Estonia, Finland, and Norway, this study explores how the perceptions of personal group realistic threats, namely perceived ethnic discrimination economic insecurity among national majorities, predict their unwillingness to confront injustice on behalf Russian-speaking minority groups. Background: Previous research collective action promote minorities’ rights social standing has focused either own actions or factors promoting willingness majority members...