Identities and Foreign Policies in Russia, Ukraine and Belarus [electronic resource] : The Other Europes /
White, Stephen.author.
Feklyunina, Valentina.author.
This book maps changing definitions of statehood in Russia, Ukraine and Belarus as a result of their exclusion from an expanding Europe. The authors examine the perceptions of the place of each state in the international political system and its foreign policy choices, and draw comparisons across the region.
Cover; Identities and Foreign Policies in Russia, Ukraine and Belarus; Contents; List of Tables and Figures; Preface and Acknowledgements; 1: Other 'Europes'; Defining 'Europe'; A part of Europe or apart from Europe?; Identity and foreign policy; 2: Negotiating a Relationship; The USSR and the 'West'; Engaging with Europe; The USSR and the European integration: towards recognition; 3: 'Europe' and the Post-Soviet Republics Since 1991; The dissolution of the USSR; Towards a partnership and cooperation agreement; The PCA agenda and the Chechen challenge
From 'common values' to the accommodation of divergent interestsUkraine, Belarus and the other post-Soviet republics; 4: Russia and 'Europe': Elite Discourses; Defining Russia; Russia as Europe; Russia as Alternative Europe; Russia as part of Greater Europe; Official discourse; Images of Europe and the European Union; Russia as Europe; Russia as Alternative Europe; Russia as part of Greater Europe; Official discourse; Foreign policy preferences; Russia as Europe; Russia as Alternative Europe; Russia as part of Greater Europe; Official discourse; 5: Ukraine and 'Europe': Elite Discourses
Defining UkraineUkraine as Europe; Ukraine as Alternative Europe; Ukraine as part of Greater Europe; Official discourse; Imagining Europe and the EU; Ukraine as Europe; Ukraine as Alternative Europe; Ukraine as part of Greater Europe; Official discourse; Foreign policy preferences; Ukraine as Europe; Ukraine as Alternative Europe; Ukraine as part of Greater Europe; Official discourse; 6: Belarus and 'Europe': Elite Discourses; Defining Belarus; Belarus as Europe; Belarus as Alternative Europe; Belarus as part of Greater Europe; Official discourse; Imagining Europe and the European Union
Belarus as EuropeBelarus as Alternative Europe; Belarus as part of Greater Europe; Official discourse; Foreign policy preferences; Belarus as Europe; Belarus as Alternative Europe; Belarus as part of Greater Europe; Official discourse; 7: Mass Publics and Foreign Policy Preferences; A 'European Choice'?; A 'Slavic choice'?; East or West, East and West?; 8: Conclusion: Identities and Foreign Policies in the Other Europes; Multiple Europes: Russia, Belarus and Ukraine compared; Identities and foreign policies; A clash of normative and economic Europes; Notes; 1 Other 'Europes'
2 Negotiating a Relationship3 'Europe' and the Post-Soviet Republics Since 1991; 4 Russia and 'Europe': Elite Discourses; 5 Ukraine and 'Europe': Elite Discourses; 6 Belarus and 'Europe': Elite Discourses; 7 Mass Publics and Foreign Policy Preferences; 8 Conclusion: Identities and Foreign Policies in the Other Europes; A Note on Sources; Interviews; Surveys; Focus groups; Documentary sources; Index
Includes index.
This book maps changing definitions of statehood in Russia, Ukraine and Belarus as a result of their exclusion from an expanding Europe. The authors examine the perceptions of the place of each state in the international political system and its foreign policy choices, and draw comparisons across the region.
International relations.
Europe—Politics and government.
Russia—Politics and government.
European Union.
Political science.
Globalization.
International Relations.
European Politics.
Russian and Post-Soviet Politics.
European Union Politics.
Political Science.
Globalization.