National Identity in the Post-Communist Era: A Comparative Analysis of Romania and Estonia
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2016-04-30
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en
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This research revolves around the concept of national identity and how geopoiitical changes can have an effect on this identity. Estonia and Romania, a former-Soviet, and a former communist state, have been a member of the European Union since 2004 and 2007. This means that many geopolitical changes have occurred there in the last twenty-five years. In this thesis, the national identities of these countries have been examined through the social theories of Bourdieu (1990) and Giddens (1984), and the theory of Feldman (2001) encompassing the discourses of "return to Europe" and "homeland". The similar but not identical paths of Romania and Estonia, create a geopolitically significant context for a comparative study, with deep implications for the future of this region.
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Faculteit der Managementwetenschappen