Description
Book SynopsisThis work analyzes processes of nation-building and ethnic integration in Estonia and Moldova in order to increase our understanding of how social peace remains strong in one place and disintegrates in another. It employs both "on the ground" empirical studies and a theoretical framework.
Trade ReviewThis book should be essential reading for anyone interested in gaining a more nuanced understanding not only of the cases at hand, but also of the general dynamics of ethnic relations within the former USSR more generally. -- David J. Smith, University of Glassgow
The chapters in this edited book hang together unusually well, and the editor has done a fine job of tying together the arguments about both culture and contingency that arise in the contributors' well-crafted essays. * Slavic Review *
Table of ContentsChapter 1 Introduction Chapter 2 Integration, Alienation, and Conflict in Estonia and Moldova at the Societal Level: A Comparison Chapter 3 The Cultural and Social Makeup of Estonia Chapter 4 Estonia: Nation-Building and Integration—Political and Legal Aspects Chapter 5 The Cultural and Social Makeup of Moldova: A Bipolar or Dispersed Society? Chapter 6 Social Multipolarity and Political Violence Chapter 7 Russia and the OSCE: The Influence of Interested Third and Disinterested Fourth Parties on the Conflicts in Estonia and Moldova Chapter 8 Conclusion
