Underlåtenhetens konsekvenser - En diskursanalys av den ryska statsidentiteten och icke-erkännandets följder
Journal: Lund University Publications Student Papers (Lund University)
Year: 2015

In 2014 the de facto annexation of Crimea by the Russia became official. Crimea was accordingly recognized as a part of Russia; what led to these events? The purpose of this thesis is to examine how we can understand Russia’s behavior against Ukraine from an identity perspective. Tomas Lindemanns theory is the foundation of this thesis, his work present how a state can be non-recognized in the international fora and how this can lead to conflict. The thesis is examined in a discourse analysis sp