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Book SynopsisStrategic Frames analyzes minority policies in Estonia and Latvia following their independence from the Soviet Union. It weighs the powerful influence of both Europe and Russia on their policy choices, and how this intersected with the costs and benefits of policy changes for the politicians in each state.
Trade Review"Schulze shows how we should consider Estonian and Latvian minority policies within the context of both European and Russian pressures. It provides a corrective to what has been too strong an emphasis on only European Union influences. The book analyzes a wealth of material in the local languages in making the argument, and is an interesting and convincing read." - Sherrill Stroschein, University College London
"Drawing on extensive and original research, Schulze provides an in-depth look into the policymaking processes around citizenship, language, and minority inclusion in Estonia and Latvia since the break-up of the Soviet Union. An important contribution to the study of minority politics in the post-Soviet space, Russian kin-state activism, and the impact of European norms and institutions on domestic policies." - Myra A. Waterbury, Ohio University
"A meticulously researched and valuable study of minority politics that will be of particular worth to scholars interested in Estonia and Latvia. [...] The book should serve as a fundamentally important reference point for all future scholarship in the field." - Europe-Asia Studies
