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Minority rights, multiculturalism and EU enlargement: the case of Estonia

Minderheitenrechte, Multikulturalismus und EU-Erweiterung: der Fall Estland
[journal article]

Smith, David J.

Abstract

Gegenstand der Untersuchung sind die Auswirkungen der EU-Erweiterung auf die Nationalitätenpolitik in Estland. Der Verfasser setzt sich zunächst mit der Formation des postkommunistischen Staates im Zuge der sich herausbildenden Normen zu Minderheitenrechten (KSZE, Europarat) auseinander und fragt da... view more

Gegenstand der Untersuchung sind die Auswirkungen der EU-Erweiterung auf die Nationalitätenpolitik in Estland. Der Verfasser setzt sich zunächst mit der Formation des postkommunistischen Staates im Zuge der sich herausbildenden Normen zu Minderheitenrechten (KSZE, Europarat) auseinander und fragt dann, wie Estland seine 'ethnische Demokratie' mit den Kopenhagener Kriterien der EU und ihrer Forderung nach Respektierung und Schutz von Minderheiten vereinbaren konnte. Hier macht er auf den Richtungswechsel von einem 'nationalisierenden Staat' zur multikulturellen Integration mit dem Endziel einer multikulturellen Demokratie aufmerksam. Dabei werden auch Probleme benannt. Zwar mag das Konzept mit den EU-Normen vereinbar sein, dennoch bleibt es vielfach vage und in Bezug auf Estland fragwürdig. Die Anwendbarkeit dieses Konzepts auf das postsowjetische Estland und sein Verhältnis zu entsprechenden Modellen im Westen bleiben unklar. (ICEÜbers)... view less


'This article examines the process of EU enlargement and its impact upon ethnopolitics in contemporary Estonia. After discussing the construction of the post-communist state order within the context of emerging CSCE and CoE norms on minority rights, the author looks at how Estonia was able to reconc... view more

'This article examines the process of EU enlargement and its impact upon ethnopolitics in contemporary Estonia. After discussing the construction of the post-communist state order within the context of emerging CSCE and CoE norms on minority rights, the author looks at how Estonia was able to reconcile its so-called 'ethnic democracy' with the EU Copenhagen criteria requiring the 'respect for and protection of minorities'. The author draws attention to the subsequent shift away from 'nationalizing statehood' in Estonia towards a new strategy of 'multicultural integration' (where 'multicultural democracy' is portrayed as the ideal end-point of the integrative processes currently underway). In conclusion, the author discusses some of the ambiguities surrounding the concept of 'multicultural integration'. Whilst deemed consistent with EU norms, it is argued that the meaning of this term remains vague and contested within an Estonian context. As a consequence, its relationship to existing Western models - and its applicability to post-Soviet Estonia - is still not entirely clear.' (author's abstract)... view less

Keywords
multicultural society; Estonia; post-socialist country; minority policy; nationalities question; minority rights; Baltic States; joining the European Union; cultural integration; USSR successor state

Classification
Special areas of Departmental Policy
European Politics

Method
applied research; descriptive study

Document language
English

Publication Year
2003

Page/Pages
37 p.

Journal
JEMIE - Journal on ethnopolitics and minority issues in Europe (2003) 1

Status
Published Version; peer reviewed

Licence
Deposit Licence - No Redistribution, No Modifications


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