عنوان
پدید آورنده
موضوع
رده
کتابخانه
محل استقرار
IR
246T
انگلیسی
IR
Connecting strength of state-based identity to globalization: Case studies of post-Soviet Estonia and Moldova
[Thesis]
;supervisor: Mansbach, Richard W.
Iowa State University: United States -- Iowa
: 2011
93 pages
M.A.
, Iowa State University: United States -- Iowa
This thesis is an exploratory look into the relationship between the strength of state-based identities and globalization. I argue that the differences in the state-based identity of Estonia and Moldova help explain their relative openness towards globalization. State-based identity strength is indicated by three factors: First, common culture--a solid collective memory that ties past, current, and future identity to the state. Second, language--indigenous language reinforces state-based identity, whereas vestiges of empire and a language foisted on the people by outsiders indicates a weaker state-based identity. Thirdly, state policies--education, citizenship requirements, and public holidays are used to illustrate how the state communicates identity to the population and molds loyalty of the collective. I find Estonia has a stronger state-based identity and engages with globalizing influences, whilst the weaker state-based identity of Moldova epitomizes the defensive perception of global influences leading to undermining state-based loyalties, therefore Moldova concentrates on internal issues, and is less engaging with globalization.
East European Studies
International Relations
Political science
Estonia
Globalization
Identity
Language
Moldova
Post-Soviet
Voas, Rachael Anne
Mansbach, Richard W., supervisor
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