Translated title: The Baltics after "Dark": way to European Union
Authors: Vachadze, Ana ; Zájedová, Iivi (advisor) ; Kučerová, Irah (referee)
Document type: Master’s theses
Year: 2011
Language: eng
Abstract: Focusing on the post-communist developments in Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania, the research prevails why the transition was successful in the Baltic States? Analyzing "the Baltic way" to the European Union, the paper discusses the certain aspects of economic, political and social transition. Cultural trauma of social change will also be concerned. Conceptual part of the work focuses on the theory of modernization which is discussed in the civilizational context. It is assumed that modernization is rather multi-dimensional than universal, homogeneous process. The Baltic modernization shows the patterns of original western European type of modernization with clearly defined end-up goal: political and cultural "return to the West". Empirical part of the research focuses on the economic, political and social transformation processes in the Baltic States. The main discussions on Economic transition heated around the question: how to build capitalism? What was possible and desirable? What policy should have been chosen? Baltic States went through the radical economic reform called "shock therapy". The essence of "this program is discussed in contradiction with "gradualism'" - an alternative strategy of economic transition. Political transition encompasses the state-building, nation-building and society...
Keywords: Baltic States; democracy; EU; Soviet Union; transformation; transition; Baltic States; democracy; EU; Soviet Union; transformation; transition

Institution: Charles University Faculties (theses) (web)
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Original record: http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11956/33495

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