CEU Electronic Theses and Dissertations, 2009
| Author | Motrenko, Nadiia Volodymyrivna |
|---|---|
| Title | Approaching Security of Eastern European post-Soviet States: a Third World Security Perspective |
| Summary | The purpose of this thesis is to explain the insecurity of the Eastern European post-Soviet states from the perspective of the Third World Security concept by extending its scope of appliance. The main question that is being addressed in this work is how the notion of ‘weak state’ can explain the causes of insecurity in the Eastern European post-Soviet states. The case study is made on three states of the region concerned: Belarus, Moldova and Ukraine. The main findings of the research show that the causes of insecurity in the examined states can be classified in two groups: the primary ones that were obtained by these states as the legacy of the Soviet Union and secondary ones that are either independent causes or have already been obtained during the time of independence. The first group comprises such factors as the artificial state boundaries, which entailed the existence of different ethnic communities within one state and the absence of the economic self-dependence. The second group contains such factors as the short time period available for creating statehood, unequal distribution of the economic benefits and political participation, and policies and practices adopted by governing elites. |
| Supervisor | Roe, Paul |
| Department | International Relations MA |
| Full text | https://www.etd.ceu.edu/2009/motrenko_nadiia.pdf |
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