CEU Electronic Theses and Dissertations, 2014
| Author | Peschlova, Kristina |
|---|---|
| Title | Discourse Strategies in Response to the Crimean Crisis: The Cases of Lithuania and Slovakia |
| Summary | The responses to the Russian annexation of Crimea, still a de iure a part of Ukrainian territory have been very different across the European Union, as have been the reactions to the proposal of the sanction regime against Russia. There is an apparent divide between countries which were rather vocal in their rhetoric towards Russia and those which were, in contrast, very vigilant. Lithuania, whose energy security as well as economic links are strongly attached to Russia, was one of the states that acted against its material interests and pursued different rhetoric than other small states with similar dependence, such as Slovakia. Through discourse analysis, two case studies of Slovakia and Lithuania are investigated in detail, while arguing that the different responses of these states to the Crimean Crisis are essentially linked to their identities in relation to Russia. The thesis demonstrates that by framing through specific discourse strategies, material relations by themselves do not matter. |
| Supervisor | Merlingen, Michael |
| Department | International Relations MA |
| Full text | https://www.etd.ceu.edu/2014/peschlova_kristina.pdf |
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