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Political Culture in the Baltic States

Between National and European Integration

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Authors:
  1. Kjetil Duvold

    1. Dalarna University, Falun, Sweden

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  2. Sten Berglund

    1. Örebro University, Örebro, Sweden

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  3. Joakim Ekman

    1. Södertörn University, Stockholm, Sweden

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  • Offers a comparative case study of the Baltic states of Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania
  • Revolves around the Baltic Barometers from 1993 and onwards and presents new data from 2014 and 2015 for the first time
  • Analyzes one of the geographical hotspots in the current conflict between Russia and the West

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Table of contents (7 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xvii
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  2. Introduction

    • Kjetil Duvold, Sten Berglund, Joakim Ekman
    Pages 1-17

  3. When Nation and State Are at Odds

    • Kjetil Duvold, Sten Berglund, Joakim Ekman
    Pages 19-53

  4. Between Identities and Interests

    • Kjetil Duvold, Sten Berglund, Joakim Ekman
    Pages 55-94

  5. Performance and Political Support

    • Kjetil Duvold, Sten Berglund, Joakim Ekman
    Pages 95-127

  6. Living Next to Russia

    • Kjetil Duvold, Sten Berglund, Joakim Ekman
    Pages 129-160

  7. European Values Under Attack?

    • Kjetil Duvold, Sten Berglund, Joakim Ekman
    Pages 161-202

  8. Conclusions

    • Kjetil Duvold, Sten Berglund, Joakim Ekman
    Pages 203-212

  9. Back Matter

    Pages 213-220
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The book is the first systematic and comparative effort to capture political culture in the Baltic countries, including political orientation and support for democracy. Revolving around public opinion data from the 1990s and onwards, including two recent surveys commissioned by the authors, the book takes stock of the political climate prevailing in Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania a quarter of a century after reclaiming independence and fifteen years after becoming members of NATO and the EU. These three countries share the same geopolitical fate and many contemporary challenges, and yet each has been marked by their own transitions and struggles between nation building and European integration, Western and post-Soviet orientations, and past experience and future aspirations.


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“This book provides detailed information, covers different periods, and observes six subgroups of the Baltic population from a comparative perspective. What makes this book remarkable is the systematic analysis of survey data from the 1990s and onwards. … this comprehensive book is not only a useful reference for researchers specializing in the Baltic countries and their political culture but also for those whose research interests lie in nation-building, democracy and EU integration.” (Ayşe Gülce Uygun, Europe-Asia Studies, Vol. 73 (3), March 22, 2021)

Authors and Affiliations

  • Dalarna University, Falun, Sweden

    Kjetil Duvold

  • Örebro University, Örebro, Sweden

    Sten Berglund

  • Södertörn University, Stockholm, Sweden

    Joakim Ekman

About the authors

Kjetil Duvold is Associate Professor of Political Science at Dalarna University, Sweden. 


Sten Berglund is Professor Emeritus at Örebro University, Sweden. 


Joakim Ekman is Professor of Political Science and Director of the Centre for Baltic and East European Studies (CBEES) at Södertörn University, Sweden. 

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