Transition of Elite in a Small State: Case-Study of Estonian Political Elite 1990-1995 - Softcover

Lindi, Elo

Softcover

ISBN 10: 3844303146 ISBN 13: 9783844303148

Publisher: LAP LAMBERT Academic Publishing, 2011

Synopsis

The fall of communism in late 1980s and the rise or restoration of several states in Central and Eastern Europe afterwards heightened the interest in the influence the elite configuration could have on the democratisation process. In the opinion of several authors it was the structure and conduct of the elites during the transition period that had the decisive importance for the success or failure in building a democratic state. This book concentrates on analysing the changes in Estonian political elite during the years 1990-1995 and comparing these to the neighbouring countries Latvia and Lithuania. As the tool for it, a rather unique combination of elite transformation theories and small state theories has been utilized. The aim of the analysis was to depict, to what extent being a small state influenced the rather succesful democratization of the state. In addition to the case-study of Estonia, the book provides a short overview of classical elite studies (up to year 2001) as well that of the rather unknown small state theories.

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About the Author

BA Public Administration (University of Tartu, Estonia), MA Political Science (Central European University, Hungary). Current position: General Secretary of a NGO in Tallinn, Estonia.

Edition details

• Publisher: LAP LAMBERT Academic Publishing
• Publication date: 2011
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 3844303146
• ISBN 13: 9783844303148
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 56